Tennessee assistant coach nominated for Broyles Award

Tennessee offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Joey Halzle was nominated for the Broyles Award in Week 14.

The Broyles Award recognizes the nation's top assistant coach. It was first awarded in 1996 and is named in honor of former Arkansas head coach Frank Broyles.

This season, the Vols' offense ranks fourth in the nation in both scoring and yards. Halzle, in his third year as Tennessee's offensive coordinator, was tasked with developing a new quarterback as Joey Aguilar arrived after the departure of Nico Iamaleava before the 2025 Orange and White Game.

Aguilar was one of eight new offensive starters for the Vols entering the 2025 season. Tennessee (8-3, 3-3 SEC) has totaled more than 400 yards of total offense in each of its 11 games this season and is averaging 491.0 yards per contest.

The Vols' passing offense leads the SEC and is fourth nationally, averaging 307.9 yards per game. Aguilar became the fifth Tennessee quarterback to eclipse 3,000 passing yards.

Tennessee's offense is averaging 405.0 yards per game against ranked opponents.

The Broyles Award Selection Committee is comprised of former hall-of-fame coaches, members of the Football Writers Association of America and legendary broadcasters. The panel will select 15 semifinalists, five finalists and one winner.

For the first time in the award's 30-year history, fans can vote for the 15 semifinalists, five finalists and the winner. Each individual fan vote counts toward one collective fan vote in the official selection process of each round.

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