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Ole Miss’ Freeze Named to Dodd Trophy Watch List
Coach Hugh Freeze
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Ole Miss’ Hugh Freeze is one of 23 college football head coaches on the preseason watch list for the 2015 Dodd Trophy, announced Friday by the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation and Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.
Freeze was one of 12 finalists for the award last year when he led Ole Miss to a 9-3 regular season and a berth in one of the inaugural New Year’s Six bowl games, the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. Alabama’s Nick Saban claimed the 2014 trophy.
In three seasons at the helm, Freeze’s Rebels have won more games each year. They have made three bowl appearances, winning two, and they’ve been ranked 22 weeks in the nation’s top 25. Freeze can also claim that he’s prevailed against every other SEC West team at least once during his tenure.
Even more than winning games, Freeze has guided the Ole Miss program with values centered around family, education and service. Seventy-seven players have graduated under his watch, and Rebels can be found around Oxford and beyond giving back to their communities. Several players and coaches have spent the last three spring breaks on mission trips in Panama and Haiti, as well.
The head coaches on the Dodd Trophy watch list represent programs with the highest ideals of leadership, scholarship and integrity on and off the field – the three pillars of legendary coach Bobby Dodd’s philosophy. Each of the coaches sits at the helm of programs with winning records, superior Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores and graduation rates, and a strong commitment to service within their communities.
Additional watch lists – adding to or narrowing the field – will be released throughout the fall, and the winner of the 2015 Dodd Trophy will be announced in Atlanta during Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl week. Starting in September, the Dodd Coach of the Week Award will also be presented weekly to the coach whose program embodies the award’s three pillars of scholarship, leadership and integrity, while also having success on the playing field during the previous week.
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