Ed Orgeron Named To Bobby Dodd Coach Of The Year Watch List

LSU's Ed Orgeron was named to the 2020 Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year watch list, the award's foundation announced Thursday.

Despite Orgeron's historic season in 2019, Utah coach Kyle Whittingham won the Bobby Dodd Trophy last year.

The 2020 Dodd Trophy Preseason Watch List:

Coach School Conference

Mack Brown North Carolina ACC
Luke Fickell Cincinnati AAC
Tom Herman Texas Big 12
Josh Heupel UCF AAC
Brian Kelly Notre Dame ACC*
Gus Malzahn Auburn SEC
Bronco Mendenhall Virginia ACC
Dan Mullen Florida SEC
Ed Orgeron LSU SEC
Lincoln Riley Oklahoma Big 12
Nick Saban Alabama SEC
Kirby Smart Georgia SEC
Dabo Swinney Clemson ACC

Coaches on the watch list with canceled seasons:

Coach School Conference

Paul Chryst Wisconsin Big Ten
Mario Cristobal Oregon Pac-12
Ryan Day Ohio State Big Ten
Herm Edwards Arizona State Pac-12
P.J. Fleck Minnesota Big Ten
James Franklin Penn State Big Ten
Jim Harbaugh Michigan Big Ten
Bryan Harsin Boise State Mountain West
Kyle Whittingham Utah Pac-12