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Pat Fitzgerald wins 2020 Dodd Coach of the Year Award

After one of the best seasons in his tenure, Pat Fitzgerald earned another prestigious honor as he was announced the 2020 recipient of the Dodd Trophy, presented by the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.

The award is college football’s most coveted coaching award and honors the head coach whose program best embodies the three pillars of scholarship, leadership and integrity while also showing success on the field. Created in 1976 in honor of legendary Georgia Tech coach Bobby Dodd, the award is selected by a panel of previous winners, national media, a member of the Dodd family and a College Football Hall of Fame member.