ST. LOUIS -- Mizzou's Gary Pinkel has been named a
finalist for the prestigious Maxwell Football Club's Coach of the Year
Award after helping guide the Tigers to an 11-1 overall record and
Southeastern Conference Eastern Division title in the school's second
season in the league.
Pinkel, finishing up his 13th
season with Mizzou, has won a conference division title in four of the
last seven seasons and recently matched legendary Tigers head coach Don
Faurot with an all-time program-best 101 wins. This year's squad became
just the third team in program history to win 11 games or more in a
season.
Mizzou currently sits at No. 5 in the Bowl
Championship standings heading into Saturday's SEC Championship Game vs.
BCS No. 3 Auburn in Atlanta.
Duke's David Cutcliffe
and Auburn's Gus Malzahn join Pinkel as finalists for the award with
the winner set to be announced on December 19.
