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Brown Included On Dodd Trophy Watch List
September 3, 2020 | Football
ATLANTA (Sept. 3, 2020) – North Carolina head coach Mack Brown has been included on the preseason watch list for the 2020 Dodd Trophy, announced Thursday by the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation and the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.
This year's list includes 13 of the nation's top college football coaches representing teams who are scheduled to play during the fall season. In his first season back in Chapel Hill, Brown led Carolina to a 7-6 record and a victory in the Military Bowl. Now entering the 2020 campaign, the Tar Heels find themselves ranked No. 18 in the nation by the Associated Press, and begin the season with a home game against Syracuse on Saturday, Sept. 12 at noon ET on ACC Network.
The Dodd Trophy, college football's most coveted national coaching award, celebrates the head coach of a team who enjoys success on the gridiron, while also stressing the importance of scholarship, leadership and integrity – the three pillars of legendary coach Bobby Dodd's coaching philosophy.
The watch list was created through a selection process by the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation and Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, taking into consideration each program's graduation rate, commitment to service and charity in the community, projected success for the 2020 season and Academic Progress Rate (APR). Coaches in the first year with their current team are ineligible to receive The Dodd Trophy and only those coaches who have played during the fall season will be eligible for this year's award.
"An unprecedented season calls for an unprecedented preseason watch list," said Jim Terry, chairman of the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation. "When considering candidates for this year's Dodd Trophy, the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation made the decision to align with the College Football Playoff's timeline and only consider coaches who will play during the fall season. That said, we still would like to recognize coaches from other conferences who met all of the criteria and under normal circumstances would be included on our list."
For up-to-date information on Carolina football, visit GoHeels.com/Football and follow us on Twitter (@TarHeelFootball), Instagram (@tarheelfootball) and Facebook (Facebook.com/TarHeelFootball).
The 2020 Dodd Trophy Preseason Watch List:
This year's list includes 13 of the nation's top college football coaches representing teams who are scheduled to play during the fall season. In his first season back in Chapel Hill, Brown led Carolina to a 7-6 record and a victory in the Military Bowl. Now entering the 2020 campaign, the Tar Heels find themselves ranked No. 18 in the nation by the Associated Press, and begin the season with a home game against Syracuse on Saturday, Sept. 12 at noon ET on ACC Network.
The Dodd Trophy, college football's most coveted national coaching award, celebrates the head coach of a team who enjoys success on the gridiron, while also stressing the importance of scholarship, leadership and integrity – the three pillars of legendary coach Bobby Dodd's coaching philosophy.
The watch list was created through a selection process by the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation and Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, taking into consideration each program's graduation rate, commitment to service and charity in the community, projected success for the 2020 season and Academic Progress Rate (APR). Coaches in the first year with their current team are ineligible to receive The Dodd Trophy and only those coaches who have played during the fall season will be eligible for this year's award.
"An unprecedented season calls for an unprecedented preseason watch list," said Jim Terry, chairman of the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation. "When considering candidates for this year's Dodd Trophy, the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation made the decision to align with the College Football Playoff's timeline and only consider coaches who will play during the fall season. That said, we still would like to recognize coaches from other conferences who met all of the criteria and under normal circumstances would be included on our list."
For up-to-date information on Carolina football, visit GoHeels.com/Football and follow us on Twitter (@TarHeelFootball), Instagram (@tarheelfootball) and Facebook (Facebook.com/TarHeelFootball).
The 2020 Dodd Trophy Preseason Watch List:
| Coach | School | Conference |
| Mack Brown | North Carolina | ACC |
| Luke Fickell | Cincinnati | AAC |
| Tom Herman | Texas | Big 12 |
| Josh Heupel | UCF | AAC |
| Brian Kelly | Notre Dame | ACC* |
| Gus Malzahn | Auburn | SEC |
| Bronco Mendenhall | Virginia | ACC |
| Dan Mullen | Florida | SEC |
| Ed Orgeron | LSU | SEC |
| Lincoln Riley | Oklahoma | Big 12 |
| Nick Saban | Alabama | SEC |
| Kirby Smart | Georgia | SEC |
| Dabo Swinney | Clemson | ACC |
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