COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texas A&M’s Jimbo Fisher was named to the 2020 Dodd Trophy midseason watch list, announced Thursday by the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation and Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.
Fisher, in his third season at the helm of the Texas A&M program, has the Aggies currently ranked No. 5 by the Associated Press and No. 6 by the Coaches Poll with a 5-1 record. Off the field, the Clarksburg, West Virginia, native created Kidz1stFund that has worked to raise awareness and funds toward research into Fanconi Anemia, as well as, encouraged people to join the National Bone Marrow Registry. The National Bone Marrow Registry matches donors to patients that are impacted by any of over 72 diseases.
The Dodd Trophy, college football’s most coveted 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 philosophy.
The midseason watch list was created through a selection process by the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation and the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, taking into consideration each program’s Academic Progress Rate (APR), current performance during the 2020 season and each coach’s commitment to service and charity in the community.
2020 Dodd Trophy Midseason Watch List
Tom Allen, Indiana
Matt Campbell, Iowa State
Mario Cristobal, Oregon
Paul Christ, Wisconsin
Ryan Day, Ohio State
Manny Diaz, Miami
Luke Fickell, Cincinnati
Jimbo Fisher, Texas A&M
Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern
Mike Gundy Oklahoma State
Clay Helton, USC
Tom Herman, Texas
Brian Kelly, Notre Dame
Gus Malzahn, Auburn
Dan Mullen, Florida
Lincoln Riley, Oklahoma
Nick Saban, Alabama
Kirby Smart, Georgia
Dabo Swinney, Clemson