Mike MacIntyre Named 2016 Dodd Award Winner: Latest Details, Comments, Reaction

Hours after his team's 38-8 defeat to the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the Alamo Bowl on Thursday night, Colorado Buffaloes head coachMike MacIntyre got some good news.According to USA Today's Nicole Auerbach,MacIntyre won the 2016 Dodd Trophy for coach of the year.ESPN.com's AdamRittenbergshared the connectionMacIntyrehad previously held with theDoddTrophy:According toKyleBonaguraof ESPN.com,MacIntyrecontinues to carry a coin from his father'sDoddTrophy win.It's the second honor he has earned this year afterwinningthe Home Depot Coach of the Year Award on Dec. 7.The 51-year-old's work in 2016 is nothing short of astounding. He inherited a Colorado team that had gone 4-21 in the two seasons before he arrived. The Buffaloes then went 10-27 in his first three years before winning 10 games for the first time since 2001.After Thursday's loss,MacIntyrepraised Colorado's senior class for inspiring the turnaround."It was a burnt house when these seniors got here, totally burnt to the ground," he said, per ESPN.com'sMax Olson. "They built a new one."Repeating this season's success will be difficult in 2017. Leading passerSefoLiufauand leading tackler KennethOlugbodeare both seniors, as is linebacker Jimmie Gilbert, who led the team with 10.5 sacks.Colorado will also have to replace defensive coordinator Jim Leavitt, whojoinedWillie Taggart's staff at Oregon.Whether the Buffaloes' 2016 campaign is the start of what's to come or more of a one-off, Colorado fans have a lot to celebrate from this past season.
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