College Football Links From Across the Country (5/24/21)
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College Football Links (May 24, 2021)
Welcome to Countdown Week, Hoosier fans! This week Hoosier Huddle’s Official Countdown to 2021 IU Football Kickoff begins! There are now 103 days remaining until the Hoosiers kick off the season at Iowa. Keep your eyes peeled for the Countdown preview that will post Wednesday.
We are also looking forward to the 15-month recruiting dead period finally ending on June 1. There are several minicamps and dozens of official visits already scheduled for prospects, and Hoosier Huddle has you covered on the latest news. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter @HoosierHuddle and Instagram @Hoosier_Huddle.
If you have any links or stories you’d like to share please email them to TheHoosierHuddle@gmail.com. We have also included some favorite football reads for your off-season enjoyment.
Indiana Hoosiers
Mike Penix listed as top quarterback Iowa will face in 2021 by Hawkeye Insider (247 Sports)
Tom Allen: It’s still early, but is there a case for the greatest Hoosiers coach? via Hoosier Huddle
Hoosiers bolster running back room with USC transfer Stephen Carr, via Hoosier Huddle
Hoosiers land another highly coveted defensive lineman as Richard Thomas commits, via Hoosier Huddle
Man of Troy: How would USC transfer Stephen Carr fit in IU’s backfield? via Hoosier Huddle
Hoosier Huddle: As future non-conference games are booked for IU, Tom Allen wants to play quality teams
Hoosiers land Auburn transfer Jaren Handy, per Hoosier Huddle
Hoosier Huddle: Tom Allen has Hoosiers transitioning from believing they could to expecting to win
Hoosier Huddle: NCAA transfer portal tweaks how Allen recruits team needs, also creates future scholarship crunch
Hoosier coaches itching to watch prospects at ‘mega’ camps around the country and workout prospects on unofficial visits, according to Hoosier Huddle
Hoosier Huddle: IU Coach Tom Allen thinks six playoff spots is ideal, wants to keep regular season and bowls as significant
Tom Allen excited to have recruits feel IU’s ‘LEO’ culture as recruiting dead period ends on June 1st via Hoosier Huddle
Hoosiers will be ‘aggressively looking at’ transfer portal to fill out 85-man roster, according to Hoosier Huddle
Hoosier Huddle: With Spring practice finished, Hoosiers look to player led practices to get to the next level
Hoosier Huddle’s 2021 Indiana Hoosiers Spring Position Previews: Quarterbacks, Running Backs, Offensive Line, Defensive Line, Special Teams, Tight Ends, Linebackers, Defensive Backs, Wide Receivers
Hoosier Huddle: Indiana’s 2021 football schedule finalized as several games moved around
Big Ten Football
The worst case scenario for every Big Ten team in 2021 via 247 Sports
Big Ten led all Power Five conferences in revenue for 2020 fiscal year, according to 247 Sports
’Chaos’: Ohio State football team physician Jim Borchers looks back at success amid COVID via The Columbus Dispatch
Athlon Sports’ Big Ten Football 2021 All-Conference Team
Where the Big Ten recruiting classes rank for 2022 via 247 Sports
Big Ten Football: Who wins the West Division in 2021? via Athlon Sports
247 Sports: One thing every Big Ten coach has to prove in 2021
Nebraska and Northwestern will meet in Dublin, Ireland to open 2022 college football season, per CBS Sports
247 Sports projects when the first loss for every Big Ten team will occur
ESPN’s FPI projects every Big Ten team’s chances of reaching bowl game, via 247 Sports
Ohio State bans massage therapist for inappropriate behavior targeting football team, per ESPN
Big Ten Spring Roundup: Can West Division snap East’s dominance in title game? via BuckNuts (247 Sports)
Big Ten Football: Top 25 2022 NFL Draft prospects to watch via Athlon Sports
247 Sports predicts breakout true freshmen for every Big Ten team
The top 10 games on the 2021 Big Ten football schedule via CBS Sports
The toughest out of conference game for each Big Ten team, according to 247 Sports
College Football
ESPN’s FPI projects every top 25 team’s final record in 2021 via 247 Sports
ESPN: Tampering has arrived in college football, and it looks like NBA free agency
247 Sports’ updated college football bowl projections entering summer
100 days out: College football names, games, storylines as we count down to Week 1 of the 2021 season via CBS Sports
2021 College football coach rankings: ACC, SEC leaders undergo shifts among Power Five coaches ranked 65-26 via CBS Sports
Report: Power Five conference revenues for FY 2020 revealed via 247 Sports
College football transfer portal top 50: Cain Madden, Henry To’o To’o and the most impactful movers of 2021 via The Athletic
USA Today: 2021 college football Top 25 gets facelift after spring season
CBS Sports’ College football staff picks: Group of five coaches ready to make a jump to the Power Five level
College football’s top 10 stadiums by fan atmosphere via 247 Sports
247 Sports: Bleacher Report names most impactful college football transfers in 2021
Longest active home winning streaks in college football via 247 Sports
Pro Football Focus ranked the top 10 returning college football players at each position
‘A competitive advantage’: In college football, the push for vaccination is on, via Sports Illustrated
2021 College football coaching carousel grades via CBS Sports
Top defenses in college football over the next three seasons via 247 Sports
Seven college football coaches under the most pressure entering the 2021 season via CBS Sports
Off-Season Reading Suggestions
NEW Hoosier Beginnings by Ken Bikoff
The Search for Indiana Football Glory
The 50 Best* College Football Teams of All Time
Study Hall: College Football, Its Stats and Its Stories
The System: The Glory and Scandal of Big-Time College Football