LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - (News release from Texas Tech Athletics)

Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuire was named a national coaching award finalist for the second time in as many days Tuesday as the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) selected him as one of its 12 finalists for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award.

McGuire, who was previously selected as a finalist for the George Munger Award on Monday by the Maxwell Football Club, is the lone Big 12 head coach among the FWAA’s 12 finalists. McGuire was previously named the AFCA Region Six Coach of the Year a few weeks ago and is also on the watch lists for the Dodd Trophy and Bear Bryant Awards.

Among the finalists for the Eddie Robinson Award, six pushed their teams to a conference championship, such as McGuire, and sev

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