Troy OC Ryan Pugh a Broyles Award Nominee

TROY, Ala. – First-year Troy offensive coordinator Ryan Pugh is one of 41 assistant coaches nominated for the Broyles Award, the Frank & Barbara Broyles Foundation announced Wednesday. The award is presented annually to the nation's top assistant coach.

Pugh, a Hoover, Alabama native, has helped guide the Trojans to one of the top offensive units in the country. Troy ranks 10^th nationally and first in the Sun Belt averaging 320.3 yards per game through the air, and the Trojans are 22^nd in the country in scoring (36.3) and 19^th in total offense (408.2).

Troy has already amassed 500-plus yards in six games to tie the school's DI record while Troy's 327 points are the second most by a Trojan squad through nine games during the DI era. Quarterback Kaleb Barker is on pace for a record-breaking season with 24 touchdown passes and 2,789 passing yards.

Additionally, Troy leads the country with 11 different individual 100-yard receiving games, including five from Kaylon Geiger; the third-most in the country. The Trojans have scored 30-plus points in four straight games – the eighth longest active streak in the country – and have topped the 500-yard mark in three straight games – a fourth would be a Troy record.

A 20-member selection committee of distinguished former head coaches, broadcasters and a committee representing the FWAA will select 15 semifinalists and five finalists from the list of nominees and an overall winner.

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