Steve Spurrier First-Year Coach Award

08/29/2026

Week 0 starts now🔥 and road to the Steve Spurrier Awards begins with kickoff.

We’re watching the freshman players, first-year coaches, and stories that will shape this season 🏈

Stay tuned…👀

08/26/2026

Freshman Players of the Year Through the Years ⭐

Freshman year is where some of college football’s biggest stories begin.

The Steve Spurrier Awards have recognized standout players who made an immediate impact from day one. 🔥

08/25/2026

Cheers to Coach and Jerri on 60 years! 🥂

We had such a great time celebrating Head Coach Steve Spurrier and Jerri Spurrier’s 60th wedding anniversary! 💍

The Steve Spurrier First-Year Coach Award also made a "cameo" appearance as we continue to get ready for the 6th Annual Steve Spurrier Awards this February. 🏆🏈

08/18/2026

Year One Can Change Everything 🏆

Dan Mullen. Fran Brown. Jamey Chadwell. Sonny D***s. Shane Beamer. Josh Heupel.

The First-Year Coach Award has recognized leaders who made an immediate impact from the start.

Who do you think will join this group next? Let us know.👇

08/16/2026

11 Days to Kickoff 🏈

Since our Head Ball Coach proudly wore No. 11, it only makes sense that we start the 11-day countdown until college football returns!

The next Spurrier Award story starts now. ⏳

08/11/2026

Our HBC, continues to be #1. Check it out on Another Dooley Noted Podcast with Coach Steve Spurrier: https://youtu.be/T9hg_eIGY6Y?si=Vlt2dG9B4FZISwuK

More links in regards to this dubious honor of #1 Villain in College Football history:
https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/49529883/college-football-supervillain-power-rankings-spurrier-kiffin-deion-tebow
https://www.ajc.com/sports/2026/08/steve-spurrier-laughs-at-espn-supervillain-tag-cites-art-of-war/

On this episode, Pat Dooley is joined by the HBC Steve Spurrier, co...

07/23/2026

The road to the Steve Spurrier Awards starts long before awards night. 🏈

Jon Sumrall joined the conversation at 2026 SEC Football Media Days, where he spoke about the Steve Spurrier Awards during his press conference. As he enters his first season, Coach Sumrall is also one of this year’s contenders for the First-Year Coach Award.

We’re looking forward to following his journey throughout the 2026 season!

07/04/2026

🇺🇸🏈 250 years. One enduring tradition of leadership, grit, and excellence.

As America celebrates 250 years of independence, we celebrate the values that unite us, hard work, perseverance, teamwork, and the pursuit of greatness.

Those same values are on display every fall on football fields across the country and are what the Steve Spurrier Awards presented by Chris Doering Mortgage are proud to recognize in the coaches and student-athletes who inspire the next generation.

From all of us at the Steve Spurrier Awards, Happy 250th Birthday, America! Here’s to honoring the past, celebrating the present, and building an even brighter future.

Happy Independence Day! 🇺🇸

SAVE THE DATE: Feb. 22, 2026

05/21/2026

Our own HBC did the "walk out" with country music superstar Morgan Wallen last weekend in the legendary Swamp!

04/30/2026

🎥🏈 Love seeing Chris Doering in action with SEC Network’s Peter Burns, sitting down with Florida Gators Football Coach Jon Sumrall for Welcome to the SEC presented by our partners at Regions Bank.

Coach Sumrall is the first in a series featuring new SEC head coaches — and definitely a name to watch as a potential First-Year Coach of the Year contender for 2026. 👀🔥

Stay tuned… this race is just getting started.