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Jim Harbaugh named to Dodd Trophy preseason watch list

It’s mid-summer, which means it’s time to kick off the annual tradition of pre-season watch lists for college football awards.

Earlier today, the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation released its watch list for the 2023 Dodd Trophy, which included Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh and 20 others.

Per their press release, the Dodd Trophy is awarded to the coach whose program best exemplifies a combination of on-field and academic success, as well as a commitment to community service. The Dodd Trophy, named for legendary Georgia Tech coach Bobby Dodd, has been awarded each year since 1976 to the coach whose program best adheres to Dodd’s pillars of “scholarship, leadership, and integrity.