College Football Links From Across the Country (5/17/21)
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College Football Links (May 17, 2021)
Welcome to Monday, Hoosier fans! This weekend was a huge one for Tom Allen and the Hoosiers as they gained commitment from two guys who are expected to make an immediate impact— highly-coveted DL Richard Thomas and USC transfer RB Stephen Carr. This weekend’s commitments were the first of many that will trickle in as official visits and mini camps begin when the 15-month recruiting dead period finally ends on June 1.
There are now 110 days remaining until the Hoosiers kick off the 2021 season at Iowa. Hoosier Huddle has new football content every day until then, so check back for the latest on the IU football squad. 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
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 regulat season and bowls as significant
Hoosiers safety drafted by the Denver Broncos in fifth round, extends IU’s draft streak to eight years per Hoosier Huddle
Hoosier Huddle Podcast: Recruiting Update (4/26/21)
Sheridan ‘confident’ Penix will have a productive summer as he returns from injury via Hoosier Huddle
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
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
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
The 7 best first-ever matchups in college football in 2021 via FBSchedules.com
CBS Sports regraded the 2016-17 college football coaching carousel from Lincoln Riley to Ed Orgeron to Tom Herman
‘A competitive advantage’: In college football, the push for vaccination is on, via Sports Illustrated
The most memorable college football plays of the past 10 seasons via 247 Sports
2021 College football coaching carousel grades via CBS Sports
College football top 25 rankings: 247 Sports votes new order after Spring practice via 247 Sports
247 Sports breaks down the top QB prospects in the 2022 NFL Draft
Top defenses in college football over the next three seasons via 247 Sports
NCAA proposal would reduce contact practices in preseason football camp via ESPN
Sports Illustrated: College football coaches sport varied reactions to proposed fall camp changes
247 Sports ranks the 10 games that will shape the 2021 College Football Playoff race
College Football News: Expectations for the new head coaches in 2021
CBS Sports: Inside the inevitable College Football Playoff expansion and why it will be anything but easy
Seven college football coaches under the most pressure entering the 2021 season via CBS Sports
College Football bowl projections for 2021 season via 247 Sports
2020-21 College football coaching carousel updates via The Athletic
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