BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana head football coach Tom Allen is one of 19 head coaches selected to the midseason watch list for the 2020 Dodd Trophy, announced by the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation and Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl on Thursday afternoon. Allen was named to the 2020 American Heart Association Paul "Bear" Bryant Award Watch List on Tuesday.
The Dodd Trophy, college football's most coveted coaching award, celebrates the head coach of a team who enjoys success on the gridiron, while also stressing the importance of scholarship, leadership and integrity – the three pillars of legendary coach Bobby Dodd's philosophy.