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The 2021 preseason watch list for the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year award has just been released and several SEC coaches were among the 17 coaches included on the list.
The annual coaching award is rewarded to the winningest coach that also stresses the importance of scholarship, leadership and integrity – the three pillars of legendary coach Bobby Dodd’s coaching philosophy.
“The Dodd Trophy is the most coveted coach of the year award because it looks beyond just the results on the field and measures the overall impact these coaches have had on their players, universities and communities. This was never more pivotal than last season,” said Jim Terry, chairman of the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation. “Each of these coaches showed unwavering commitment to the award’s three pillars of scholarship, leadership and integrity, despite all of the obstacles and challenges they had to overcome this past year in the face of the pandemic.”
Here are the coaches found on the watch list heading into the 2021 season:
Tom Allen, Indiana
Mack Brown, North Carolina
Matt Campbell, Iowa State
Jamey Chadwell, Coastal Carolina
Paul Chryst, Wisconsin
Ryan Day, Ohio State
Kirk Ferentz, Iowa
Luke Fickell, Cincinnati
Jimbo Fisher, Texas A&M
James Franklin, Penn State
Brian Kelly, Notre Dame
Jimmy Lake, Washington
Dan Mullen, Florida
Lincoln Riley, Oklahoma
Nick Saban, Alabama
Kirby Smart, Georgia
Dabo Swinney, Clemson
A graduate of the University of Tennessee, Michael Wayne Bratton oversees the news coverage for Saturday Down South. Michael previously worked for FOX Sports and NFL.com
