On Monday, the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation and Peach Bowl, Inc. released the Dodd Trophy preseason watch list which included 21 coaches from all Power Four conferences, plus an independent as well.
This is head coach Ryan Day’s fifth-straight year on the preseason list and he is also joined by three other Big Ten coaches headed into the 2024-25 season. Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz, Penn State’s James Franklin and USC’s Lincoln Riley all join the Buckeyes’ head man in vying for the award.
Ohio State head coach Ryan Day, left, shakes hands with Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz after a NCAA football game, Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. / Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen /
In order to determine which coaches should go on the list, multiple aspects are taken into consideration that does not just include success on the field. Although success on the field in 2024 is certainly part of the determining factors, other aspects such as Academic Progress Rate (APR), Graduation Success Rate (GSR) and commitment to charity and service within the community are also taken into account.
The Dodd Trophy “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.”
Here is the complete list of nominees with their Academic Progress Rate from 2022-23:
Ryan Day’s Academic Progress Rate of 1,000 was one of just five perfect scores on the list.
Mar 7, 2024; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day addresses the team during spring football practice at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center. / Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA
There are several previous winners of this coveted coach’s award on this year’s list, including reigning winner Mike Norvell of Florida State. The other previous winners are Dabo Swinney (2011), Kirk Ferentz (2015), Brian Kelly (2018) and Kyle Whittingham (2019).
Ohio State has not had a winner of this award since Jim Tressel back in 2002. If Ryan Day can win the Dodd Trophy in 2024, then he will become only the second Ohio State head coach to ever win the award since the start of the annual honors back in 1976.
There will be a midseason watch list that will either add to the list or narrow it later in the fall. The 2024 winner will then be announced in Atlanta during the week of the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.
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Publish date : 2024-07-09 07:38:51
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