St. Thomas football fans can vote on Twitter for Coach Glenn Caruso in the 2012 Liberty Mutual National Coach of the Year program until Dec. 1.
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Caruso was the Liberty Mutual national winner for Division III in both 2010 and 2011 and ranks among the top 10 vote-getters in 2012. St. Thomas voters helped him get over the top in each of the previous two years.
After the first round of fan voting concludes, a Coach of the Year committee will determine five finalists and a second round of voting will occur from Dec. 4 to 20. Fan voting accounts for 20 percent of the tally in determining the winner, with 55 percent from a College Football Hall of Fame selection committee and 25 percent from a national media panel. The winner will be announced Jan. 7 before the BCS title game.
The award recognizes coaches who demonstrate sportsmanship, integrity, responsibility and excellence on and off the field. Winners receive $50,000 to donate to a charity of their choice and $20,000 for their school’s alumni association.
In his five years as coach, Caruso has led St. Thomas to a 53-7 record with four consecutive NCAA playoff trips and three consecutive 10-0 regular seasons. The Tommies have won three MIAC football championships in a row, a feat last achieved here in 1947-49. American Football Monthly chose Caruso as 2011 Division III Coach of the Year after he led the Tommies to the national semifinals in a school-record 13-1 finish.
Caruso has a long résumé of community service, including his Bucky’s Pride foundation, Ronald McDonald Charities, St. Jude’s Hospital, a local Reading Recess program and his annual youth football camp.
