Florida Gators Head Coach Will Muschamp has been named one of nine finalists for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award, presented by the FWAA.

Muschamp joins Urban Meyer and these other coaches as finalists: Gary Andersen (Utah St.), Dave Doeren (N. Illinois), Brian Kelly (Notre Dame), Bill O'Brien (Penn State), David Shaw (Stanford), Bill Snyder (Kansas St.) and Kevin Sumlin (Texas A&M).

Former Gators coach Urban Meyer, now at Ohio State, won the award in 2004 when he was at Utah. He is the only finalist this season who has won the award.

The winner will be announced on Dec. 13, 2012.