Kelly Selected as Finalist for Dodd Trophy share NOTRE DAME, Indiana — After the sixthˆ 10-win season in his 11-year Irish tenure, Dick Corbett Head Football Coach Brian Kelly has been named a finalist for the Dodd Trophy, which honors a coach who couples a successful football season with academic excellence and character. Finalists include five of the nation’s top coaches in college football who embody the award’s three pillars of scholarship, leadership and integrity, both on and off the field. The Dodd Trophy fan vote will begin Tuesday, December 22 at 2 p.m., ET and end on Wednesday, December 23 at 9 p.m., ET. Fans can vote on Twitter and Facebook by retweeting or sharing the post of Kelly.