DES MOINES, Iowa -- Drake head football coach Todd Stepsis has been named as a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Award, presented each year to the Coach of the Year at the FCS level.
Stepsis in his fifth season at the helm, is one of 20 finalists for the honor after leading a turnaround from a 3-8 record last season to an 8-3 mark in 2023. Drake went directly from a 10-game Pioneer Football League losing streak to its current 11-game league winning streak.
Drake ran the table in the PFL turning in a perfect 8-0 conference record for the first time in school history while claiming the conference title for the first time since 2012.