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SEC coaches Eli Drinkwitz and Nick Saban both have a chance of winning the Eddie Robinson Award.
The award annually goes out to the best head coach in college football. Both have made a good case as for why they should win it.
Drinkwitz had the best season of his Missouri tenure with a 10-2 record to end to the regular season. Saban led Alabama to the College Football Playoff after an early season loss to Texas in Week 2.
The other finalists are as follows:
- David Braun, Northwestern
- Jamey Chadwell, Liberty
- Kalen DeBoer, Washington
- Jedd Fisch, Arizona
- Rhett Lashlee, SMU
- Chuck Martin, Miami (OH)
- Mike Norvell, Florida State
- Steve Sarkisian, Texas
- Jon Sumrall, Troy
Here are the 12 finalists for the 2023 Eddie Robinson Award, as selected by @TheFWAA and presented by @SugarBowlNOLA. https://t.co/dGe6EMhgWb pic.twitter.com/jjUjjCVRKX
— Eddie Robinson Award (@CoachRobAward) December 5, 2023
Last year’s winner was TCU’s Sonny Dykes. His 1st season with the Horned Frogs ended with a trip to the CFP championship.
Ed Oregeron was the last SEC head coach to win the award back in 2019 when LSU won the national championship.
Grant Bricker was a former freelancer for The News TN in his hometown of Nashville, Tennessee. He now freelances for Saturday Football. Follow on Twitter @GrantBricker.
