INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA — Cincinnati Bearcats head coach Luke Fickell accepted the FWAA (Football Writers of America) Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award on Saturday night.
Fickell, who has already been hailed by ESPN as the Home Depot Coach of the Year, beat out the trio of other HCs to make the CFP — Alabama’s Nick Saban, Georgia’s Kirby Smart and Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh — and a slew of notable candidates for the award. 2021 qualifies as the second straight year in which the Cincinnati coach has made a finalist appearance.
“I’m truly honored to receive this award,” Fickell said after being named the winner of the honor in late December.