LITTLE ROCK (AP)  Auburn offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn has won the annual Broyles Award given to the nation's top college assistant coach. Malzahn is also the quarterbacks coach for the top-ranked Tigers, who will play for the national championship next month against Oregon. Malzahn is the 15th winner of the award named in honor of former Arkansas coach Frank Broyles. The 45-year-old Arkansas native began his college coaching career at Arkansas during the 2006 season after a successful high school coaching career in the state. He followed that up by leading one of the nation's top offenses at Tulsa for two seasons before being hired at Auburn prior to last season. This season, the Tigers and quarterback Cam Newton led the Southeastern Conference in offense and scoring. Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Guidelines: You share in the USA TODAY community, so please keep your comments smart and civil. Don't attack other readers personally, and keep your language decent. Use the "Report Abuse" button to make a difference. You share in the USA TODAY community, so please keep your comments smart and civil. Don't attack other readers personally, and keep your language decent. Use the "Report Abuse" button to make a difference. Read more