BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (WISH) — The recognition keeps rolling in for IU football head coach Curt Cignetti, who won the Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year award on Wednesday. Cignetti helped lead the ...

HOUSTON, January 21, 2026 — Curt Cignetti, head coach at Indiana University, was named national college football Coach of the Year at the American Heart Association’s Paul “Bear” Bryant Awards, ...

Pitt head football coach Pat Narduzzi has been named Bear Bryant National Coach of the Week after the Pitt Panthers’ upset victory over ranked Georgia Tech. The Panthers won on the road in Atlanta ...

HOUSTON, Jan. 7, 2026 — Eight active college football coaches make up the American Heart Association’s 2025 Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year Award finalist list. The award, now in its 40 th year, ...

Dan Lanning is a finalist for the Paul Bear Bryant coach of the year award. Lanning is one of eight finalists for the award, which has been presented for 40 years to a college coach who demonstrates ...

AND IT’S CERTAINLY A BLOW TO US. WELL, IT’S GOOD TO BE CURT CIGNETTI, THE I.U. HEAD FOOTBALL COACH, GOT A $2 MILLION BONUS FOR WINNING THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ON MONDAY NIGHT. LAST NIGHT IN HOUSTON, ...