The American Heart Association and the Paul Bear Bryant Awards' Title Sponsor Marathon Oil Company have released their watch list for the 2015 Coach of the Year award.
The list includes Auburn's Gus Malzahn, who won the award last year after leading the Tigers to an SEC championship and a spot in the BCS National Championship.
Other SEC coaches on the list include Ole Miss' Hugh Freeze, Dan Mullen of Mississippi State, Mark Richt of Georgia, and Alabama's Nick Saban.
The ten finalists for the award will be announced in early December. The winner will be announced at an awards dinner on Jan. 14 in Houston.
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