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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – On Tuesday, Tennessee State head football coach Rod Reed was named a finalist for the Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year.
Reed joins 20 other coaches for the award which is presented by the Sports Network to the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) National Coach of the Year.
This season, TSU sits at No. 25 in the latest coaches poll, is 9-3 (6-2 OVC) and is enjoying its finest year since its league championship team in 1999.
Reed has also raised his team’s win total from three during his first campaign in 2010, to five and then eight during last season.
Tennessee State’s 25 victories over the past four years are the most by the Tigers since 1998-2001 and Reed’s .454 winning percentage is the best start for a TSU head coach since L.C. Cole.
Voting will reflect only regular-season results and will be conducted by a national panel of sports information and media relations directors, broadcasters, writers and other dignitaries. The winner will be announced at The Sports Network FCS Awards Banquet and Presentation to be held Dec. 16 in Philadelphia.
The winners of the three FCS player awards – the Walter Payton (FCS outstanding player), the Buck Buchanan (FCS outstanding defensive player) and the Jerry Rice (FCS freshman of the year) – also will be announced at the national banquet.
2013 Eddie Robinson Award Candidates
Dino Babers, Eastern Illinois; Beau Baldwin, Eastern Washington; Craig Bohl, North Dakota State; Jamey Chadwell, Charleston Southern; Jack Cosgrove, Maine; Bruce Fowler, Furman;
Jay Hopson, Alcorn State; Russ Huesman, Chattanooga; Bobby Lamb, Mercer; Ed Lamb, Southern Utah; Jimmye Laycock, William & Mary; Joe Moglia, Coastal Carolina; Joe Moorhead, Fordham;
Mark Nofri, Sacred Heart; Jim Parady, Marist; Buddy Pough, South Carolina State; Rod Reed, Tennessee State; Ron Roberts, Southeastern Louisiana; Bob Surace, Princeton; Matt Viator, McNeese State;
Eric Wolford, Youngstown State.
