Listen to the Archie Manning Interview | Vote for Coach Moorhead
 
Bronx, N.Y. (November 12, 2013) – When the father of two NFL quarterbacks, who played in the NFL himself, speaks, people listen. Such was the case today as Archie Manning gave his support to Fordham head football coach Joe Moorhead for the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award.
 
Moorhead has led the Rams to one of the greatest turnarounds in the history of the NCAA. Inheriting a team that went 1-10 in 2011, he secured a winning record last fall with a 6-5 mark, the second best turnaround in the NCAA FCS that year.
 
Moorhead took it up a notch this fall, leading the Rams to a perfect 10-0 record so far and a number five national ranking, the highest national ranking for any team in Fordham's history.
 
Every year college football fans around the country come out to support their teams with great passion, showing pride for their gridiron heroes and alma maters.  Liberty Mutual Insurance gives fans a daily opportunity to express that fervor by opening voting for the 2013 Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award, the only college football award that supports both charity and scholarship through its winners by celebrating one coach at each college level who best exemplifies responsibility, integrity, sportsmanship and excellence both on and off the field.
 
Each of the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year winners from four college football divisions – FBS, FCS, Division II, and Division III – receives $50,000 from Liberty Mutual Insurance to donate to the charity or charities of their choice.  These funds have been used by winning coaches to benefit such organizations as Big Brothers Big Sisters, Habitat for Humanity, Lone Survivor Foundation, local Boys & Girls Clubs, Special Olympics and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.  In addition, winning coaches earn $20,000 for their school's alumni association to support scholarship.  Since 2006, Liberty Mutual Insurance has awarded $1.8 million to more than 100 charities and colleges across the country through its Coach of the Year Award winners.
 
Now through December 3, fans can visit CoachoftheYear.com to cast their vote for their favorite coach in each of the four divisions. Additionally, fans can also vote for the first time on Facebook at Facebook.com/LMCoachoftheYear, where they also are encouraged to rally support for their coach through their social community.  Winning coaches will be announced January 6, 2014, prior to the national championship game.
 
"The Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award stands for something unique, as it is not just about coaches' on-field success, but also their strong character and commitment to their student-athletes and communities," said Manning, Chairman of the National Football Foundation & College Football Hall of Fame.  "I am very proud to recognize, with Liberty Mutual Insurance and the National Football Foundation, some of the best leaders in the game today and welcome fans to do the same by casting their votes at CoachoftheYear.com and on Facebook."
 
Created in partnership with The National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame, this year's campaign will also contain such new features as: voting on Facebook; exclusive video content featuring college football coaches; and original articles, photos and videos by a network of college student-correspondents.