College Football Links From Across the Country (8/14/20)

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Image: amanda pavelka/hoosier huddle

Daily College Football Links (August 14, 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

Purdue head Coach Jeff Brohm releases his spring 2021 proposal for Big Ten football via Hoosier Huddle

Coaches weigh in on potential spring football ideas via Herald Bulletin

Nebraska’s commitment to remaining in Big Ten was only wise choice available via Sporting News

Did Big Ten football need to shut down? Professor dives into COVID-19 data via IndyStar.com

College Football

New York Times: NCAA doctors say football is a bad idea. But they aren’t deciding.

NCAA president: No fall sports championships, including FCS football, in 2020 via CBS Sports

Some conferences are determined: There will be college football this fall via NPR

What the college football season’s uncertainty means for the NFL and 2021 NFL draft, according to ESPN

ESPN: College Football Playoff selection committee stays intact, even for reps of programs not playing this fall

Off-Season Reading Suggestions

NEW Hoosier Beginnings by Ken Bikoff

The Search for Indiana Football Glory

Billion Dollar Ball

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