Joins Tom Allen (Indiana), Matt Campbell (Iowa State), Luke Fickell (Cincinnati) and Pat Fitzgerald (Northwestern).
This award embodies the three pillars of scholarship, leadership and integrity, both on and off the field. Considering The Dodd Trophy represents more than just a coach’s performance on the field, a coach in his first year, who has not had a full season to establish his own impact on APR and the local community, is not eligible to win.
One former winner of The Dodd Trophy was named a finalist as Brian Kelly (2018) was selected to this year’s list. This represents Fitzgerald’s third selection as a finalist (2017 and 2018), while Allen, Campbell and Fickell are finalists for the first time.
This award embodies the three pillars of scholarship, leadership and integrity, both on and off the field. Considering The Dodd Trophy represents more than just a coach’s performance on the field, a coach in his first year, who has not had a full season to establish his own impact on APR and the local community, is not eligible to win.
One former winner of The Dodd Trophy was named a finalist as Brian Kelly (2018) was selected to this year’s list. This represents Fitzgerald’s third selection as a finalist (2017 and 2018), while Allen, Campbell and Fickell are finalists for the first time.
