Kentucky's Christian Fiero Named the Bob Matey National Video Coordinator of the Year by the Collegiate Sports Video Association
The Collegiate Sports Video Association named Christian Fiero, Coaching Video Coordinator for Football at the University of Kentucky, the 2018-2019 Bob Matey National Video Coordinator of the Year.
Fiero was selected by a vote of his peers to win the prestigious award at the organization’s annual conference in Anaheim, California. He was one of 14 finalists for the award that included both football and basketball video coordinators.
The Bob Matey Award is annually presented to the Video Coordinator who displays innovation, determination, perseverance, and technical skill as portrayed by the late Bob Matey, legendary Video Coordinator from Texas A&M.
Fiero has been part of the Kentucky football staff that has steadily grown the program, with five wins in 2014 and ’15, seven wins and bowl appearances in 2016 and ’17, and capped by a historic 10-win season and VRBO Citrus Bowl championship in the 2018 season.
“This honor represents the outstanding job Christian does for our program,” Coach Mark Stoops said. “He works extremely hard, is a great help to our coaches and staff, and is always looking for new ways to improve our video capabilities. He is very deserving of this award.”
The 2019 season will be Fiero’s sixth as the football coaching video coordinator at Kentucky. He came to the Bluegrass State in 2014 with more than seven years of experience. Four of those years came in the sports video department at Florida State University, where he served as the assistant director of video operations and football video coordinator. He was voted the Atlantic Coast Conference Co-Video Coordinator of the Year by his peers in 2013. Before being promoted to assistant director, he was the coaches video assistant at FSU from 2010-11.
This was Fiero’s second honor of the year. In March, he was named Southeastern Conference Video Coordinator of the Year.
“I’m humbled and thankful to be recognized by the CSVA membership,” Fiero said. “The entire sports video department at UK works extremely hard and I am happy to represent the department with this award. Many of my mentors in this profession have received the Bob Matey Award and it is an unbelievable honor to be joining them. It is very satisfying to know that not only are Kentucky football’s efforts and achievements are being recognized for what we do on the field, but also all the hard work and dedication that it takes behind the scenes to be successful.”
Prior to moving to Tallahassee, Fla., he was the sports video graduate assistant at Marshall University in Huntington, W. Va., for two seasons.
He received his bachelor’s degree in broadcasting and electronic media in 2008 from Eastern Kentucky and was a student football video coordinator for the Colonels during the 2007-08 season.
Fiero has been an active member of the Collegiate Sports Video Association since 2008.
Fiero is a native of Midway, Ky. He is married to the former Brittany Bigham of Louisville, Ky., and they have one son, Frederick.
