Lane Kiffin and Dave Steckel were both on hand at the Broyles Award banquet on Tuesday, but neither took home the nation’s top award for assistant coaches. Ohio State offensive coordinator Tom Herman won the award.

Kiffin, Alabama’s offensive coordinator and Steckel, Missouri’s defense coordinator, were finalists along with Oregon offensive coordinator Scott Frosh and TCU co-offensive coordinator Doug Meacham.

In his first year at Alabama, Kiffin led a revitalized and revamped offense. As he did in his years at Southern Cal, Kiffin helped turn his top receiver into a superstar. Amari Cooper was the biggest beneficiary of Kiffin’s West Coast-style offense, setting Alabama and SEC records left and right. Quarterback Blake Sims, a first-year starter, fit seamlessly into Kiffin’s scheme, as the Crimson Tide ran more plays per game than any other season since Nick Saban took over as head coach.

Kiffin addressed the banquet in a speech before the award presentation, the first time he’s spoken publicly all season. Kiffin cracked a few jokes in his speech, mostly about his relationship with Saban, but was thankful for the coach hiring him after being fired from Southern Cal last year.

Steckel, whose defense was beaten soundly by Kiffin’s offense in the SEC title game, helped Missouri lead the SEC in sacks this season after losing his two top pass rushers from a year ago. He plugged in Markus Golden and Shane Ray, who combined to be the best pass-rushing duo in the country. The Tigers ended the season allowing 21.4 points per game.

In his speech, Steckel thanked his players and head coach Gary Pinkel.