Todd Whitten 1 of 20 finalists for national coach of the year honors, the Eddie Robinson Award

STEPHENVILLE, Texas — Tarleton State football head coach Todd Whitten has led the Texans to four straight winning seasons at the NCAA Division I level through their reclassification period, and his team capped it off with their best year yet, an 8-3 overall record and 4-2 conference mark, good for second place in the United Athletic Conference.