Chryst Up For Coach Of Year … Again

University of Wisconsin coach Paul Chryst is a finalist for the Paul Bryan Coach of the Year award for a second straight year. Chryst was the 2017 Big Ten Coach of the Year after leading the Badgers to a 12-1 season.  He is 33-7 in three seasons of leading the program in Madison and his team went 12-0 in the regular season this time — the program’s first undefeated campaign in 105 years.  The award winner will be announced January 10th.  The other six finalists are:  former U-C-F coach Scott Frost, U-S-C coach Clay Helton, Auburn coach Gus Malzahn, Georgia coach Kirby Smart, Army coach Jeff Monken and Clemson coach Dabo Swinney.