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Oklahoma football: Lincoln Riley on 2020 Dodd Trophy watch list

NORMAN, OK - NOVEMBER 9: Head Coach Lincoln Riley of the Oklahoma Sooners talks with his coordinators against the Iowa State Cyclones late in the fourth quarter on November 9, 2019 at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. OU held on to win 42-41. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)

Oklahoma football coach Lincoln Riley is one of 13 college football coaches named to the 2020 Preseason Dodd Trophy watch list.

Also known as the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award, the Dodd Trophy is presented every year to the head coach of a team that enjoys success on the field, while also emphasizing the importance of scholarship, leadership and integrity, the three pillars of legendary Georgia Tech coach Bobby Dodd, for whom the award is named.