Washington's Kalen DeBoer Named AP Coach of the Year
Leads Huskies to Perfect Season and College Football Playoff Spot
- Kalen DeBoer, head coach of the Washington Huskies, was named the 2023 Associated Press Coach of the Year.
- Under DeBoer's leadership, the Huskies achieved a perfect 13-0 record, won the Pac-12 championship, and secured a spot in the College Football Playoff.
- DeBoer received 30 of the 52 first-place votes and 113 total points in the balloting by the AP's Top 25 poll voters.
- Washington will face Texas in the Sugar Bowl on New Year's Day, with the winner advancing to the national championship.
- DeBoer is the first Washington coach to win the AP Coach of the Year award and the first Pac-12 coach to receive the honor since 2016.
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