Nick Saban Lands on Prestigious Watch List
Alabama football head coach Nick Saban landed on the 2023 Dodd Trophy Preseason Watch List on Thursday.
"Managed by Peach Bowl, Inc. and presented by PNC Bank, 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," wrote the Dodd Award in its official press release. "The watch list was created through a selection process by the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation and Peach Bowl, Inc., taking into consideration each program's graduation rate, Graduation Success Rate (GSR), commitment to service and charity in the community, projected success for the 2023 season and Academic Progress Rate (APR)."
The seven-time national champion has won the award once, in 2014.
Other coaches on the Watch List include Baylor's Dave Aranda, Boise State's Andy Avalos, UNC's Mack Brown, Wake Forest's Dave Clawson, Ohio State's Ryan Day, N.C. State's Dave Doeren, Iowa's Kirk Ferentz, Minnesota's P.J. Fleck, Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman, Tulane's Willie Fritz, Michigan's Jim Harbaugh, UCF's Gus Malzahn, Texas Tech's Joey McGuire, Florida State's Mike Norvell, Arkansas' Sam Pittman, Texas' Steve Sarkisian, Clemson's Dabo Swinney, Michigan State's Mel Tucker, Oklahoma's Brent Venables, and Utah's Kyle Whittingham.
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