College Football Links From Across the Country (6/2/20)

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College Football Links From Across the Country (6/2/20)

Daily College Football Links (June 2, 2020)

Exactly 94 days remain until the 2020 Indiana football season is set to kick off in Madison. That means the Hoosier Huddle 100 day countdown is in full swing, so your eyes out for the daily countdown articles featuring each of the players and coaching staff on the 2020 IU football roster. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for daily notifications for countdown articles 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.

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College Football Links From Across the Country (3/17/20)

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Image: amanda pavelka/hoosier huddle

Daily College Football Links (March 17, 2020)

In less than a week, the Coronavirus pandemic has cancelled just about every sporting event there is until further notice. 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

Hoosiers Introduce Aaron Wellman as Senior Assistant Athletic Director for Football Performance via Hoosier Huddle

Tom Allen talks program culture, recruiting, the QB situation, transfer portal and more with The QB Docs Podcast

Former Hoosier QB Nate Sudfeld resigned with Philadelphia Eagles, according to NBC Sports

Big Ten Football

Saturday Tradition: 10 Big Ten games from the 2019 season you should go back and watch

What if: JT Barrett was ruled short? via Sports Illustrated

247 Sports: Ohio State chasing history with this 2021 recruiting class

College Football

Browns staffer Heather Marini makes history becoming first female Division I position coach, according to CBS Sports

247 Sports: Now what? Coaches dish on dealing with recruiting changes

Betting lines for college football’s top games in 2020 via 247 Sports

How the NCAA should deal with time lost due to Coronavirus, according to 247 Sports’ Jake Rowe

ABC 30 News sits down with Fresno State head football coach Kalen DeBoer

Hoops and Helmets: Ranking the Combination of Football and Basketball Schools 1-130 for 2019-2020 via College Football News

Off-Season Reading Suggestions

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

New Safeties Coach Jason Jones Attracted to Indiana by Allen's Passion for the Game and His Players

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New Safeties Coach Jason Jones Attracted to Indiana by Allen's Passion for the Game and His Players

Written by Amanda Pavelka (@amandapavelka3)

With the promotion of former safeties coach Kasey Teegardin to special teams coordinator, Tom Allen did not have to search long to find a viable replacement that would help breed success in his fourth year at the helm of Hoosier football. 

The first time Jason Jones and Tom Allen met was in the Dallas area. They crossed paths quite a bit on the recruiting trail in 2012, and in 2013 the two ended up working together— Allen as linebackers and special teams coach and Jones at the head of defense alongside Kane Wommack’s father, Dave, at Ole Miss. It did not take long for Jones to figure out what Allen was about. 

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Indiana’s Keys to Running Off the Wildcats

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Indiana’s Keys to Running Off the Wildcats

Written by Amanda Pavelka (@amandapavelka3)

Hot off back-to-back road wins at Maryland and Nebraska, the 6-2 Indiana Hoosiers will face-off the 1-6 Northwestern Wildcats under the lights at Memorial Stadium. With a crucial win for momentum on the line, here is what the Hoosiers need to focus on Saturday.

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Penix Goes From Setback to Opportunity in 2019

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Penix Goes From Setback to Opportunity in 2019

Written by Amanda Pavelka

In a Monday morning press conference, Tom Allen answered the biggest, most impending question of the 2019 Indiana football preseason— who would be quarterback number one. Under immense pressure to produce a successful season in his third year at the helm of Indiana football, Allen described a painstaking process used to name Michael Penix as the leader of Indiana’s offense. 

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Hoosiers Gain A Late Night Commitment from Three-Star Prospect Caleb Murphy

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Written by Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle)

Tom Allen and the Hoosier staff received great news as Hoosier Nation was climbing into bed when in-state defensive line prospect Caleb Murphy tweeted out that he is committing to IU.

The late-night #LEO comes from a three-star prospect from the tiny southern Indiana town of Campbellsburg who, according to Wikipedia and the 2010 Census data, has a population of 585.

Murphy is a mid-three-star prospect who may have been over looked due to the remote location of Campbellsburg. He is listed by 247Sports as the 11th best player in the state. Murphy only tips the scales at 235, but should have the frame at 6’5” to bulk up to 260+ and have the body of a Big Ten defensive end. 

Murphy had a big junior season at West Washington High School with 84 tackles with 11 tackles for loss and two sacks. While the total tackle number is high, he will need to be more disruptive in the backfield to be a difference maker. Murphy also played tackle along the offensive line. He is a player who seems to love physicality and can be seen multiple times plowing opponents into the ground 10-15 yards up field. Fans can watch Caleb Murphy’s HUDL film here.

Murphy made his announcement via Twitter Tuesday night saying, “after a great talk with Coach Allen I’m blessed to say I’ve received an offer from my dream school, Indiana University! I want to thank my family and my coaches for everything they have done for me to make me who I am. I also want to thank all the schools who offered me and gave me such great opportunities. I most importantly want to thank God for giving me the ability to play the game. All this being said, I’m 100% committed to Indiana University to continue my academic and athletic career.”

Murphy had 16 total offers, mainly from Group of Five schools, however he was drawing interest from other Power Five schools like Minnesota and Iowa.

Murphy is the Hoosiers fifth commitment of the 2020 class and the second on the defensive side of the ball. As of publication, the Hoosiers’ 2020 class sits 49th nationally and 9th in the Big Ten according to 247 Sports.  

Entering Year Three, Tom Allen's 'Five-Year' Plan for IU Football is Starting to Take Shape

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Entering Year Three, Tom Allen's 'Five-Year' Plan for IU Football is Starting to Take Shape

]Written by: TJ Inman (@TJHoosierHuddle)

Nearly every successful individual, organization or group has a list of goals and a timeline for when they would like to accomplish them. Often, the timeframe set for a long-term plan is five years. This type of planning began as an economic development program first appearing in the late 1920s in the Soviet Union and it has been adopted in basically every industry and organization since. While we won’t be discussing something quite as important as economic development, Indiana University head football coach Tom Allen definitely has a “five-year plan” for his Hoosiers and as he enters Year Three, he discussed his goals for the program and, more importantly, the things they need to do to get there.

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