He's already been named the ACC Coach of the Year and the 2018 Woody Hayes Award winner and now, Clemson head football coach Dabo Swinney is up for a pair of national awards.
The Football Writers Association of America announced Swinney as a finalist for the 2018 Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year award and the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation announced him as a finalist for the 2018 Dodd Trophy.
Swinney is one of eight finalists for this year’s Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year award.
Bill Clark, UAB
Josh Heupel, UCF
Brian Kelly, Notre Dame
Jeff Monken, Army
Lincoln Riley, Oklahoma
Nick Saban, Alabama
Dabo Swinney, Clemson
Jeff Tedford, Fresno State
Swinney is also one of seven finalists for the Dodd Trophy, which honors coaches in the three pillars of scholarship, leadership and integrity, both on and off the field. Swinney previously won the Dodd Trophy in 2011 and is one of two previous winners to earn a finalist selection this year (Nick Saban, 2014).
Dino Babers, Syracuse
Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern
Brian Kelly, Notre Dame
Lincoln Riley, Oklahoma
Nick Saban, Alabama
Kirby Smart, Georgia
Dabo Swinney, Clemson
