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Texas A&M’s Fisher Named to Dodd Coach of the Year Watch List

Posted at 11:22 AM, Jul 30, 2019
and last updated 2019-07-30 12:22:01-04

ATLANTA, GA — Texas A&M Football’s Jimbo Fisher has been named to the preseason watch list for the 2019 Dodd Trophy, announced Thursday by The Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation and the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.

Fisher is entering his second season at the helm of the Aggies, A&M closed last season on a four game win streak including the seven-overtime thriller over No. 8 LSU and an emphatic 51-23 victory against NC State in the Taxslayer Gator Bowl. Fisher is one of two coaches from the state of Texas (Tom Herman, Texas) on the watch list and one of five coaches from the Southeastern Conference (Gus Malzahn, Auburn; Dan Mullen, Florida; Nick Saban, Alabama; Kirby Smart, Georgia).

The list includes 23 of the nation’s top college football coaches representing all Power Five conferences, as well as the AAC, Mountain West and two independents. 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.

Texas A&M opens 2019 against Texas State on August 29 at Kyle Field, a Thursday night contest set to be broadcast on SEC Network.

2019 Dodd Trophy Watch List

Dino Babers, Syracuse

Matt Campbell, Iowa State

Paul Chryst, Wisconsin

Kirk Ferentz, Iowa

Jimbo Fisher, Texas A&M

Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern

James Franklin, Penn State

Scott Frost, Nebraska

Jim Harbaugh, Michigan

Bryan Harsin, Boise State

Tom Herman, Texas

Josh Heupel, UCF

Brian Kelly, Notre Dame

Gus Malzahn, Auburn

Jeff Monken, Army

Dan Mullen, Florida

Chris Petersen, Washington

Lincoln Riley, Oklahoma

Nick Saban, Alabama

David Shaw, Stanford

Kirby Smart, Georgia

Dabo Swinney, Clemson

Kyle Whittingham, Utah