Ole Miss Rebels' Lane Kiffin Named to Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Midseason Watch List

Lane Kiffin was named to another coaching award watch list on Thursday.

OXFORD, Miss. -- Ole Miss Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin was named to his second coaching award watch list this week on Thursday, getting the nod for the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation.

Kiffin was named to the Bear Bryant Coach of the Year Watch List on Tuesday, and he is one of 20 coaches nationally and four from the Southeastern Conference to be named to the Bobby Dodd list. The award is given annually to a head coach who has success on the field as well as emphasizing the importance of "scholarship, leadership and integrity."

Kiffin has led the No. 13 Rebels to a 5-1 start this season, and Ole Miss is one of six programs with two AP Top 25 wins this year--one over the Tulane Green Wave (37-20) and one over the LSU Tigers (55-49). The Rebels will look to improve to 6-1 overall and 3-1 in the SEC on Saturday when they travel to face the Auburn Tigers.

You can see the entirety of the Bobby Dodd Watch List below.

Lane Kiffin on the sideline as the Ole Miss Rebels hosted the Arkansas Razorbacks in Oxford.  / USA TODAY Sports

2023 Dodd Trophy Midseason Watch List

Mack Brown – North Carolina

Troy Calhoun – Air Force

Curt Cignetti – James Madison

Ryan Day – Ohio State

Kalen DeBoer – Washington

Eliah Drinkwitz – Missouri

Mike Elko – Duke

Kirk Ferentz – Iowa

Marcus Freeman – Notre Dame

Willie Fritz – Tulane

Jim Harbaugh – Michigan

Lane Kiffin – Ole Miss

Mike Norvell – Florida State

Lincoln Riley – USC

Nick Saban – Alabama

Steve Sarkisian – Texas

Kirby Smart – Georgia

Jonathan Smith – Oregon State

Brent Venables – Oklahoma

Kyle Whittingham – Utah