Letter from AFM

After the Boise State Broncos completed their season 14-0 with a win over previously-unbeaten TCU in the Fiesta Bowl, you might expect Chris Petersen to give credit to his arsenal of trick plays that almost always work or Kellen Moore’s incredible 2009 performance for the Bronco’s success. Instead Petersen, AFM’s 2009 FBS Coach of the Year, looked to something more intangible – team chemistry. That’s why we’ve titled this month’s cover story “Chemistry Professor.” In the ten-plus years that we’ve been presenting the Coach of the Year award, very few winners have been as deserving as Petersen. In four seasons as head coach, he has compiled an eye-popping 49-4 record with two undefeated seasons and two BCS bowl game victories. That record, plus the previous seasons that “Coach Pete” spent as offensive coordinator,