College Football Links From Across the Country (8/13/20)
/Daily College Football Links (August 13, 2020)
Less than a week after releasing their conference-only schedule, the Big Ten announced Tuesday that it would postpone fall sports for 2020, including football. With high hopes of a spring football season, we have paused the Hoosier Huddle 100 day countdown. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for updates as they happen and the latest IUFB scoop.
While we’re all doing our part to stop the spread of Coronavirus, we have gathered popular news stories from around the state, region and country to keep you updated on it all. 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
ICYMI: Tom Allen releases statement on cancelled 2020 season via Hoosier Huddle
Hoosier Huddle Podcast: 2020 Big Ten Football Cancelled
Big Ten Football
The Big Ten’s college football postponement puts more than $700 million at risk this fall, according to CNBC
Big Ten football: Spring football or the NFL? Many top prospects could have decisions to make (Offense) via AllMediaNY
Nebraska still hoping for opportunity to play college football this fall, according to ESPN
After a difficult decision, Kevin Warren left to confront growing Big Ten discord via Sports Illustrated
Ohio State will not pursue independent football schedule in 2020, per Columbus Dispatch
Should Nebraska leave the Big Ten? Money, motivation and one way out via Sporting News
College Football
NCAA Division I Council has another round of recommendations, including extending the recruiting dead period per Hoosier Huddle
NCAA college football cancellations could send networks, advertisers scrambling into 2021 via New York Times
CFP director Bill Hancock ‘hopeful’ four-team playoff can go on despite Big Ten, PAC-12 cancellations according to Sporting News
New York Times: Postponed college football games could disrupt $1 billion in TV ads
NFL ‘closely monitoring’ college football developments via NBC 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