DJ Durkin nominated for Broyles Award

Auburn interim head coach DJ Durkin has been nominated for the Broyles Award. The Broyles Award is given annually to college football’s top assistant coach.

Durkin entered the season as the Tigers’ defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. He added interim head coach to his list of duties when Auburn fired Hugh Freeze Nov. 2.

Durkin is one of 63 assistant coaches nominated, with the winner announced in mid-February. Fans can have a direct say in the outcome, with the first-ever Broyles Award fan vote.

BROYLES AWARD FAN VOTING

There will be three rounds of voting for the Broyles Award. Each round, the assistant coach with the most fan votes will receive one collective vote. A collective vote carries as much weight as one vote from a Broyles Award committee member.

Fans can cast one vote every 24 hours, with each vote serving as an entry for a chance to win two VIP passes to the Broyles Award Ceremony. The semi-finalists vote closes Nov. 30.

From there, fans will have from Dec. 2 through Dec. 7 to vote on which assistant coach should be a finalist, with the final vote from Jan. 20 through Jan. 26.

Fans can vote here: Broyles Award Fan Vote

COMPLETE LIST OF NOMINEES

Here’s the complete list of nominees for the 2025-26 Broyles Award:

Alabama — Kane Womack (Defensive coordinator)
Arizona — Danny Gonzales (Defensive coordinator)
Arizona State — Brian Ward (Defensive coordinator)
Auburn — DJ Dukrin (Defensive coordinator, LBs, interim head coach)
Baylor — Jake Spavital (Offensive coordinator, QBs)
Boise State — Erik Chinander (Defensive coordinator, DL)
Boston College — Matt Thurin (Special teams, safeties)
BYU — Aaron Roderick (Offensive coordinator, QBs)
California — Bryan Harsin (Offensive coordinator, QBs)
Cincinnati — Nic Cardwell (Offensive line)
Clemson — Matt Luke (Assistant head coach, Offensive line)
Duke — Jonathan Brewer (Offensive coordinator, QBs)
East Carolina — Roy Tesh (Defensive run game coordinator)
Florida State — Gus Malzahn (Offensive coordinator)
Georgia — Mike Bobo (Offensive coordinator, QBs)
Georgia Southern — Blake Wilson (Special teams coordinator)
Georgia Tech — Buster Faulkner (Offensive coordinator)
Houston — Austin Armstrong (Defensive coordinator)
Indiana — Bryant Haines (Defensive coordinator)
Iowa — LeVar Woods (Special teams coordinator)
Iowa State — Jon Heacock (Defensive coordinator)
Jacksonville State — Rick Trickett (Offensive coordinator)
James Madison — Colin Hitschler (Defensive coordinator)
Kansas — Matt Lubick (Co-offensive coordinator, TEs)
Kennesaw State — Marc Mattioli (Defensive coordinator, safeties)
Kent State — CJ Conrad (Special teams coordinator)
LSU — Blake Baker (Defensive coordinator)
Miami (FL) — Corey Hetherman (Defensive coordinator, LBs)
Michigan — Wink Martindale (Defensive coordinator)
Missouri — Curtis Luper (Running backs)
Navy — Drew Cronic (Offensive coordinator)
Nebraska — Mike Ekeler (Special teams coordinator)
New Mexico — Spence Nowinsky (Defensive coordinator)
NC State — Kurt Roper (Offensive coordinator, QBs)
North Texas — Sean Brophy (Passing game coordinator, QBs)
Northwestern — Tim McGarigle (Defensive coordinator, LBs)
Notre Dame — Mike Denbrock (Offensive coordinator, TEs)
Ohio State — Matt Patricia (Defensive coordinator)
Oklahoma — Todd Bates (Associate head coach, co-defensive coordinator, run defense, DTs)
Ole Miss — Charlie Weis Jr. (Offensive coordinator)
Oregon — Tosh Lupoi (Defensive coordinator)
Penn State — Justin Lustig (Special teams coordinator)
Rutgers — Kirk Ciarrocca (Offensive coordinator, QBs)
San Diego State — Rob Aurich (Defensive coordinator, LBs)
San Jose State — Craig Stutzmann (Offensive coordinator, QBs)
SMU — Scott Symons (Defensive coordinator)
South Carolina — Joe DeCamillis (Associate head coach, special teams coordinator)
South Florida — Joel Gordon (Offensive coordinator, QBs)
Tennessee — Joey Halzle (Offensive coordinator, QBs)
Texas A&M — Collin Klein (Offensive coordinator, QBs)
Texas State — Tanner Burns (Associate head coach, special teams coordinator, defensive assistant)
Texas Tech — Shiel Wood (Defensive coordinator, inside LBs)
Toledo — Vince Kehres (Defensive coordinator)
Tulane — Johnathan Galante (Special teams coordinator)
UAB — Alex Mortensen (Offensive coordinator, Interim head coach)
UConn — Gordon Sammis (Offensive coordinator)
USC — Luke Huard (Offensive coordinator, QBs)
Utah — Jason Beck (Offensive coordinator)
Utah State — Kevin McGiven (Offensive coordinator)
Vanderbilt — Tim Beck (Offensive coordinator)
Virginia — John Rudzinksi (Defensive coordinator)
Wake Forest — Scottie Hazelton (Defensive coordinator)
Western Kentucky — Andy LarRussa (Assistant head coach, special teams)
Western Michigan — Chris O’Leary (Defensive coordinator, safeties