Will Muschamp's coaching peers in the SEC obviously are impressed
with what he's done in his second season at Florida. They voted him
co-coach of the year in the conference, the SEC revealed Wednesday. He
shares the honor with first-year Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin.
The SEC also announced that Florida place-kicker Caleb Sturgis is
the co-special teams player of the year, along with South Carolina kick
returner Ace Sanders.
After going 7-6 in his first season at Florida, Muschamp and the Gators rebounded in a big way in 2012, winning 11 of 12 games and earning a berth in a BCS Bowl (Sugar). He is the first UF coach to be honored as coach of the year in the SEC since Steve Spurrier in 1996. Sumlin led the Aggies to a 10-2 season in his first year in the SEC.
En route to becoming UF's all-time field goals leader, Sturgis, a senior from St. Augustine, made 23 of 27 attempts this season and led the Gators in scoring with 101 points.
After going 7-6 in his first season at Florida, Muschamp and the Gators rebounded in a big way in 2012, winning 11 of 12 games and earning a berth in a BCS Bowl (Sugar). He is the first UF coach to be honored as coach of the year in the SEC since Steve Spurrier in 1996. Sumlin led the Aggies to a 10-2 season in his first year in the SEC.
En route to becoming UF's all-time field goals leader, Sturgis, a senior from St. Augustine, made 23 of 27 attempts this season and led the Gators in scoring with 101 points.
