No. 24 Football’s Johnathan Galante Named A Nominee for Broyles Award
Nov 25, 2025 | Football
Hot Springs, AR – The No. 24 Tulane football team's special teams coordinator Johnathan Galante has been named a nominee for the 30th annual Broyles Award, the Frank & Barbara Broyles Foundation announced on Tuesday.
The Broyles Award honors college football's top assistant coaches.
Tulane's special teams unit is the best in the American Conference leading the league in net punting (42.48), made field goals (20) and field goal percentage (95.2) while ranking second in kick returns average (23.00). Tulane kicker Patrick Durkin leads the conference in field goals per game (1.82) and field goal percentage (95.2). His 20 field goals this year are already the fourth most in school history for a single season. He also has three made kicks of 50+ including a long of 52 against Temple. His average of 8.5 points per leads all kickers and is sixth among all players. He is fourth among all players in the league in scoring with 93 points. Alec Clark leads the conference and is ranked fourth nationally with his average of 47.5 yards per kick. Anthony Brown-Stephens is placed fifth in the conference in kick return average at 23.3 yards per return.
The 63 nominees in this year's class were selected from approximately 1,500 assistant coaches representing 131 FBS programs across the country. The Broyles Award selection process includes the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), broadcasters, a college football hall-of-fame selection committee, and current college head coaches.
THE NOMINEES ARE:
(Alphabetized by school name)
ALABAMA – Kane Wommack, Defensive Coordinator
ARIZONA – Danny Gonzales, Defensive Coordinator
ARIZONA STATE – Brian Ward, Defensive Coordinator
AUBURN – DJ Durkin, Defensive Coordinator/LB's
BAYLOR – Jake Spavital, Offensive Coordinator/QBs
BOISE STATE – Erik Chinander, Defensive Coordinator/DL
BOSTON COLLEGE – Matt Thurin, Special Teams Coordinator/Safeties
BYU – Aaron Roderick, Offensive Coordinator and QB Coach
CAL – Bryan Harsin, Offensive Coordinator/QB's
CINCINNATI – Nic Cardwell, Offensive Line
CLEMSON – Matt Luke, Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line Coach
DUKE – Jonathan Brewer, Offensive Coordinator/QB Coach
EAST CAROLINA – Roy Tesh, DL/Defensive Run Game Coordinator
FLORIDA STATE – Gus Malzahn, Offensive Coordinator
GEORGIA – Mike Bobo, Offensive Coordinator/QB Coach
GEORGIA SOUTHERN – Blake Wilson, Special Teams Coordinator
GEORGIA TECH – Buster Faulkner, Offensive Coordinator
HOUSTON – Austin Armstrong, Defensive Coordinator/ILB
INDIANA – Bryant Haines, Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
IOWA – LeVar Woods, Special Teams Coordinator
IOWA STATE – Jon Heacock, Defensive Coordinator
JACKSONVILLE STATE – Rick Trickett, Offensive Line
JAMES MADISON – Colin Hitschler, Defensive Coordinator
KANSAS – Matt Lubick, Co-Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends
KENNESAW STATE – Marc Mattioli, Defensive Coordinator/Safeties
KENT STATE – CJ Conrad, Special Teams Coordinator
LSU – Blake Baker, Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers
MIAMI – Corey Hetherman, Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers
MICHIGAN – Wink Martindale, Defensive Coordinator
MISSOURI – Curtis Luper, Running Backs
NAVY – Drew Cronic, Offensive Coordinator
NEBRASKA – Mike Ekeler, Special Teams Coordinator
NEW MEXICO – Spence Nowinsky, Defensive Coordinator
NORTH CAROLINA STATE – Kurt Roper, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach
NORTH TEXAS – Sean Brophy, Passing Game Coordinator/QB's
NORTHWESTERN – Tim McGarigle, Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach
NOTRE DAME – Mike Denbrock, Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends Coach
OHIO STATE – Matt Patricia, Defensive Coordinator
OKLAHOMA – Todd Bates, Associate Head Coach/Co-Defensive Coordinator/Run Defense/Defensive Tackles
OLE MISS – Charlie Weis Jr., Offensive Coordinator
OREGON – Tosh Lupoi, Defensive Coordinator
PENN STATE – Justin Lustig, Special Teams Coordinator
RUTGERS – Kirk Ciarrocca, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
SAN DIEGO STATE – Rob Aurich, Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
SAN JOSE STATE – Craig Stutzmann, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
SMU – Scott Symons, Defensive Coordinator
SOUTH CAROLINA – Joe DeCamillis, Associate Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator
SOUTH FLORIDA – Joel Gordon, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
TENNESSEE – Joey Halzle, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
TEXAS A&M – Collin Klein, OC/QB
TEXAS STATE – Tanner Burns, Associate Head Coach / Special Teams Coordinator / Defensive Assistant
TEXAS TECH – Shiel Wood, Defensive Coordinator / Inside Linebackers Coach
TULANE – Johnathan Galante, Special Teams Coordinator
UAB – Alex Mortensen, Offensive Coordinator/Interim Head Coach
UConn – Gordon Sammis, Offensive Coordinator
USC – Luke Huard, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach
UTAH – Jason Beck, Offensive Coordinator
UTAH STATE – Kevin McGiven, Offensive Coordinator
VANDERBILT – Tim Beck, OC
VIRGINIA – John Rudzinski, Defensive Coordinator
WAKE FOREST – Scottie Hazelton, Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers
WESTERN KENTUCKY – Andy LaRussa, Assistant Head Coach/STC
WESTERN MICHIGAN – Chris O'Leary, Defensive Coordinator/Safeties
A selection committee of distinguished former head coaches, broadcasters and a committee representing the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) will select 15 semifinalists, five finalists from the last of the nominees and an overall winner.
New for 2025
For the first time in the 30-year history of the Broyles Award, fans across America will have a direct voice in deciding which assistant coaches advance to the semifinalist round, finalist round, and ultimately who wins the award.
The Broyles Award Fan Vote launched on, Tuesday, November 25th at noon. Fans can cast votes for their favorite nominees throughout each stage of the competition. Each individual fan vote counts toward one collective "fan vote" in the official selection process of each round. Each vote is also an entry to win two VIP passes to the 30th Annual Broyles Award Ceremony.
Fan Voting Schedule:
Semifinal Fan Vote: November 25 at noon CST through November 30 at 11 PM CST
Finalist Fan Vote: December 2 at noon CST through December 7 at 11 PM CST
Winner Fan Vote: January 20 at noon CST through January 26 at 11 PM CST
The Broyles Award is presented by the Oaklawn, Hot Springs, Arkansas. The award was created in 1996 recognizing Coach Frank Broyles' legacy of selecting and developing great assistant coaches during his career as a head coach at Arkansas.
About the National College Football Awards Association
The Broyles Award is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA), which encompasses college football's most prestigious awards. The NCFAA's 25 awards have honored more than 800 recipients since 1935. Visit NCFAA.org for more information.
About the Football Writers Association of America
The Football Writers Association of America, founded in 1941, consists of 1,300 men and women who cover college football. The membership includes journalists, broadcasters and publicists, as well as key executives in all the areas that involve the game. The FWAA works to govern areas that include game-day operations, major awards and its annual All-American team. For more information about the FWAA and its award programs, contact Steve Richardson at tiger@fwaa.com.
About Oaklawn
Located in Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas, Oaklawn is one of the premiere Thoroughbred racetracks in the country since 1904, best known as home of the Arkansas Derby. Oaklawn holds live racing from Dec 8, 2024 to May 4, 2025 and simulcast racing throughout the year.
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The Tulane football team (9-2, 6-1 American) has started the 2025 season with nine wins in the first 11 games including a pair of wins over Power 4 opponents in the regular season for the first time since 1988. The victory over Temple makes Tulane 6-1 or better in conference play for the fifth time in school history (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, and 1934).This is only the sixth time the school has won six or more conference games between the time in the American, CUSA and SEC.
Tulane ended the 2024 season playing in the program's third consecutive bowl game. It was also the sixth time in the last seven years that Tulane had been selected to play in a bowl game (2018 – Cure Bowl, 2019 – Armed Forces Bowl, 2020 – Famous Idaho Bowl, 2022 – Cotton Bowl, 2023 – Military Bowl and 2024 – Gasparilla Bowl). Overall, it was Tulane's 17th bowl appearance (1932 – Rose Bowl, 1935 – Sugar Bowl, 1939 – Sugar Bowl, 1970 – Liberty Bowl, 1973 – Astro Bluebonnet Bowl, 1979 – Liberty Bowl, 1980 – Hall of Fame Bowl, 1987 – Independence Bowl, 1998 – Liberty Bowl, 2002 – Hawaii Bowl, 2013 – New Orleans, 2018 – Cure Bowl, 2019 – Armed Forces Bowl, 2020 -Famous Idaho Bowl, 2022 – Cotton Bowl, 2023 – Military Bowl and 2024 – Gasparilla Bowl) with the program sporting an all-time record of 7-10 in bowl games. Tulane also made the team's third straight American Championship Game appearance in 2024.
The program sports a 41-12 record over the last four seasons.
Head Coach Jon Sumrall has been one of the most successful coaches in the country over the last four seasons with a record of 41-11, two Sun Belt Conference championships and a pair of double-digit winning streaks. He was named Sun Belt Conference Coach of Year and was twice named a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year honor. Sumrall returned to Tulane after serving as the Green Wave's Co-Defensive Coordinator for three years (2012-14). In 2013, he was a crucial part of Tulane's run to the New Orleans Bowl, the program's first postseason appearance since 2002 and third since 1988. Sumrall also was named a finalist for FootballScoop Defensive Line Coach of the Year.
Next, the Tulane football team faces off against Charlotte (1-10, 0-7 American) on Nov. 29 at Yulman Stadium in the final game of the regular season at 6:30 p.m. in a game that will also be broadcasted on ESPNU.
TICKETS
Tickets for the football and the men's and women's basketball seasons can be purchased by calling 504-861-WAVE (9283), logging on to TulaneTix.com or visiting the ticket office at the James W. Wilson Jr. Center.
SOCIAL MEDIA
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WE ARE NOLA BUILT
Tulane University is located in the city of New Orleans. It is a city built on tradition and resiliency. The lessons Green Wave student-athletes have learned through their connection with this university and city have BUILT doctors, lawyers, business leaders, conference champions, all-conference players, All-Americans, professional athletes and NCAA tournament teams. The city of New Orleans has shaped us into who we are today. We are One City. We are Tulane. We are NOLA BUILT. Check out our story at NolaBuilt.com.
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The Broyles Award honors college football's top assistant coaches.
Tulane's special teams unit is the best in the American Conference leading the league in net punting (42.48), made field goals (20) and field goal percentage (95.2) while ranking second in kick returns average (23.00). Tulane kicker Patrick Durkin leads the conference in field goals per game (1.82) and field goal percentage (95.2). His 20 field goals this year are already the fourth most in school history for a single season. He also has three made kicks of 50+ including a long of 52 against Temple. His average of 8.5 points per leads all kickers and is sixth among all players. He is fourth among all players in the league in scoring with 93 points. Alec Clark leads the conference and is ranked fourth nationally with his average of 47.5 yards per kick. Anthony Brown-Stephens is placed fifth in the conference in kick return average at 23.3 yards per return.
The 63 nominees in this year's class were selected from approximately 1,500 assistant coaches representing 131 FBS programs across the country. The Broyles Award selection process includes the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), broadcasters, a college football hall-of-fame selection committee, and current college head coaches.
THE NOMINEES ARE:
(Alphabetized by school name)
ALABAMA – Kane Wommack, Defensive Coordinator
ARIZONA – Danny Gonzales, Defensive Coordinator
ARIZONA STATE – Brian Ward, Defensive Coordinator
AUBURN – DJ Durkin, Defensive Coordinator/LB's
BAYLOR – Jake Spavital, Offensive Coordinator/QBs
BOISE STATE – Erik Chinander, Defensive Coordinator/DL
BOSTON COLLEGE – Matt Thurin, Special Teams Coordinator/Safeties
BYU – Aaron Roderick, Offensive Coordinator and QB Coach
CAL – Bryan Harsin, Offensive Coordinator/QB's
CINCINNATI – Nic Cardwell, Offensive Line
CLEMSON – Matt Luke, Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line Coach
DUKE – Jonathan Brewer, Offensive Coordinator/QB Coach
EAST CAROLINA – Roy Tesh, DL/Defensive Run Game Coordinator
FLORIDA STATE – Gus Malzahn, Offensive Coordinator
GEORGIA – Mike Bobo, Offensive Coordinator/QB Coach
GEORGIA SOUTHERN – Blake Wilson, Special Teams Coordinator
GEORGIA TECH – Buster Faulkner, Offensive Coordinator
HOUSTON – Austin Armstrong, Defensive Coordinator/ILB
INDIANA – Bryant Haines, Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
IOWA – LeVar Woods, Special Teams Coordinator
IOWA STATE – Jon Heacock, Defensive Coordinator
JACKSONVILLE STATE – Rick Trickett, Offensive Line
JAMES MADISON – Colin Hitschler, Defensive Coordinator
KANSAS – Matt Lubick, Co-Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends
KENNESAW STATE – Marc Mattioli, Defensive Coordinator/Safeties
KENT STATE – CJ Conrad, Special Teams Coordinator
LSU – Blake Baker, Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers
MIAMI – Corey Hetherman, Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers
MICHIGAN – Wink Martindale, Defensive Coordinator
MISSOURI – Curtis Luper, Running Backs
NAVY – Drew Cronic, Offensive Coordinator
NEBRASKA – Mike Ekeler, Special Teams Coordinator
NEW MEXICO – Spence Nowinsky, Defensive Coordinator
NORTH CAROLINA STATE – Kurt Roper, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach
NORTH TEXAS – Sean Brophy, Passing Game Coordinator/QB's
NORTHWESTERN – Tim McGarigle, Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach
NOTRE DAME – Mike Denbrock, Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends Coach
OHIO STATE – Matt Patricia, Defensive Coordinator
OKLAHOMA – Todd Bates, Associate Head Coach/Co-Defensive Coordinator/Run Defense/Defensive Tackles
OLE MISS – Charlie Weis Jr., Offensive Coordinator
OREGON – Tosh Lupoi, Defensive Coordinator
PENN STATE – Justin Lustig, Special Teams Coordinator
RUTGERS – Kirk Ciarrocca, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
SAN DIEGO STATE – Rob Aurich, Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
SAN JOSE STATE – Craig Stutzmann, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
SMU – Scott Symons, Defensive Coordinator
SOUTH CAROLINA – Joe DeCamillis, Associate Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator
SOUTH FLORIDA – Joel Gordon, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
TENNESSEE – Joey Halzle, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
TEXAS A&M – Collin Klein, OC/QB
TEXAS STATE – Tanner Burns, Associate Head Coach / Special Teams Coordinator / Defensive Assistant
TEXAS TECH – Shiel Wood, Defensive Coordinator / Inside Linebackers Coach
TULANE – Johnathan Galante, Special Teams Coordinator
UAB – Alex Mortensen, Offensive Coordinator/Interim Head Coach
UConn – Gordon Sammis, Offensive Coordinator
USC – Luke Huard, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach
UTAH – Jason Beck, Offensive Coordinator
UTAH STATE – Kevin McGiven, Offensive Coordinator
VANDERBILT – Tim Beck, OC
VIRGINIA – John Rudzinski, Defensive Coordinator
WAKE FOREST – Scottie Hazelton, Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers
WESTERN KENTUCKY – Andy LaRussa, Assistant Head Coach/STC
WESTERN MICHIGAN – Chris O'Leary, Defensive Coordinator/Safeties
A selection committee of distinguished former head coaches, broadcasters and a committee representing the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) will select 15 semifinalists, five finalists from the last of the nominees and an overall winner.
New for 2025
For the first time in the 30-year history of the Broyles Award, fans across America will have a direct voice in deciding which assistant coaches advance to the semifinalist round, finalist round, and ultimately who wins the award.
The Broyles Award Fan Vote launched on, Tuesday, November 25th at noon. Fans can cast votes for their favorite nominees throughout each stage of the competition. Each individual fan vote counts toward one collective "fan vote" in the official selection process of each round. Each vote is also an entry to win two VIP passes to the 30th Annual Broyles Award Ceremony.
Fan Voting Schedule:
Semifinal Fan Vote: November 25 at noon CST through November 30 at 11 PM CST
Finalist Fan Vote: December 2 at noon CST through December 7 at 11 PM CST
Winner Fan Vote: January 20 at noon CST through January 26 at 11 PM CST
The Broyles Award is presented by the Oaklawn, Hot Springs, Arkansas. The award was created in 1996 recognizing Coach Frank Broyles' legacy of selecting and developing great assistant coaches during his career as a head coach at Arkansas.
About the National College Football Awards Association
The Broyles Award is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA), which encompasses college football's most prestigious awards. The NCFAA's 25 awards have honored more than 800 recipients since 1935. Visit NCFAA.org for more information.
About the Football Writers Association of America
The Football Writers Association of America, founded in 1941, consists of 1,300 men and women who cover college football. The membership includes journalists, broadcasters and publicists, as well as key executives in all the areas that involve the game. The FWAA works to govern areas that include game-day operations, major awards and its annual All-American team. For more information about the FWAA and its award programs, contact Steve Richardson at tiger@fwaa.com.
About Oaklawn
Located in Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas, Oaklawn is one of the premiere Thoroughbred racetracks in the country since 1904, best known as home of the Arkansas Derby. Oaklawn holds live racing from Dec 8, 2024 to May 4, 2025 and simulcast racing throughout the year.
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The Tulane football team (9-2, 6-1 American) has started the 2025 season with nine wins in the first 11 games including a pair of wins over Power 4 opponents in the regular season for the first time since 1988. The victory over Temple makes Tulane 6-1 or better in conference play for the fifth time in school history (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, and 1934).This is only the sixth time the school has won six or more conference games between the time in the American, CUSA and SEC.
Tulane ended the 2024 season playing in the program's third consecutive bowl game. It was also the sixth time in the last seven years that Tulane had been selected to play in a bowl game (2018 – Cure Bowl, 2019 – Armed Forces Bowl, 2020 – Famous Idaho Bowl, 2022 – Cotton Bowl, 2023 – Military Bowl and 2024 – Gasparilla Bowl). Overall, it was Tulane's 17th bowl appearance (1932 – Rose Bowl, 1935 – Sugar Bowl, 1939 – Sugar Bowl, 1970 – Liberty Bowl, 1973 – Astro Bluebonnet Bowl, 1979 – Liberty Bowl, 1980 – Hall of Fame Bowl, 1987 – Independence Bowl, 1998 – Liberty Bowl, 2002 – Hawaii Bowl, 2013 – New Orleans, 2018 – Cure Bowl, 2019 – Armed Forces Bowl, 2020 -Famous Idaho Bowl, 2022 – Cotton Bowl, 2023 – Military Bowl and 2024 – Gasparilla Bowl) with the program sporting an all-time record of 7-10 in bowl games. Tulane also made the team's third straight American Championship Game appearance in 2024.
The program sports a 41-12 record over the last four seasons.
Head Coach Jon Sumrall has been one of the most successful coaches in the country over the last four seasons with a record of 41-11, two Sun Belt Conference championships and a pair of double-digit winning streaks. He was named Sun Belt Conference Coach of Year and was twice named a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year honor. Sumrall returned to Tulane after serving as the Green Wave's Co-Defensive Coordinator for three years (2012-14). In 2013, he was a crucial part of Tulane's run to the New Orleans Bowl, the program's first postseason appearance since 2002 and third since 1988. Sumrall also was named a finalist for FootballScoop Defensive Line Coach of the Year.
Next, the Tulane football team faces off against Charlotte (1-10, 0-7 American) on Nov. 29 at Yulman Stadium in the final game of the regular season at 6:30 p.m. in a game that will also be broadcasted on ESPNU.
TICKETS
Tickets for the football and the men's and women's basketball seasons can be purchased by calling 504-861-WAVE (9283), logging on to TulaneTix.com or visiting the ticket office at the James W. Wilson Jr. Center.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Follow Tulane football on Twitter and Facebook and Instagram. Follow Tulane Athletics on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
WE ARE NOLA BUILT
Tulane University is located in the city of New Orleans. It is a city built on tradition and resiliency. The lessons Green Wave student-athletes have learned through their connection with this university and city have BUILT doctors, lawyers, business leaders, conference champions, all-conference players, All-Americans, professional athletes and NCAA tournament teams. The city of New Orleans has shaped us into who we are today. We are One City. We are Tulane. We are NOLA BUILT. Check out our story at NolaBuilt.com.
- TulaneGreenWave -
Players Mentioned
Tulane Tuesday: HC Jon Sumrall - 11/25/25
Tuesday, November 25
Tulane Tuesday: OL Shadre Hurst - 11/25/25
Tuesday, November 25
Tulane Tuesday: S Bailey Despanie - 11/25/25
Tuesday, November 25
Postgame: QB Jake Retzlaff - 11/22/25
Sunday, November 23
