College Football Links From Across the Country (5/31/21)

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College Football Links (May 31, 2021)

Welcome to the new week, Hoosier fans! We hope you’re enjoying your extended weekend and remember the reason for today— to honor and remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.

In case you missed it, Hoosier Huddle’s Official Countdown to 2021 IU Football Kickoff began Wednesday! There are now 96 days remaining until the Hoosiers kick off the season at Iowa. Each day until then we will feature a player on this year’s roster, and also remember the glorious times of some IU football greats.

We are looking forward to the 15-month recruiting dead period finally ending tomorrow. 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

Hoosier Huddle’s 2021 Countdown to Kickoff: 96 Days (Caleb Murphy)

Hoosier Huddle’s 2021 Countdown to Kickoff: 97 Days (Jake Wellmann)

Hoosier Huddle’s 2021 Countdown to Kickoff: 98 Days (Aaron Steinfeldt)

The Athletic: Big Ten Champs? For Indiana, those once ‘hollow words’ have become a realistic goal

Athlon Sports’ 2021 Indiana Football Preview and Prediction

Hoosier Huddle’s 2021 Countdown to Kickoff: 99 Days (Cooper Jones)

Five kickoff times announced for Indiana football via Hoosier Huddle

Hoosier Huddle’s 2021 Countdown to Kickoff: 100 Days (Raheem Layne)

Hoosier Huddle: Tom Allen is a teacher at heart, which made his ‘pep talk’ with me and other teachers hit home

Hoosiers-Hilltoppers set for 8pm kickoff on CBS Sports Network Sept. 25 via Hoosier Huddle

Hoosier Huddle’s 2021 Countdown to Kickoff: 101 Days (Overview)

Hoosiers add Texas A&M WR Camron Buckley via transfer portal via Hoosier Huddle

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

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

Big Ten Football

Pro Football Focus’s 2021 conference title probabilities and projected win totals for every Big Ten team

Buckeyes Wire ranked Big Ten teams by capacity

Big Ten Network, ESPN and FOX announce early-season football schedules via BigTen.org

Big Ten to conclude mandatory daily testing among student-athletes, per Saturday Tradition

Small percentage of Big Ten athletes found to have myocarditis after COVID-19, according to Sports Illustrated

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

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

ESPN’s FPI projects every Big Ten team’s chances of reaching bowl game, via 247 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

College football coaches with the most to prove in 2021, according to 247 Sports

2021 College football coaching carousel: Outlooks for each new hire from immediate success to shortest tenure via CBS Sports

College football’s impact transfer quarterbacks for 2021 via 247 Sports

247 Sports: College football programs who need a big June on the recruiting trail

Takeaways from ESPN’s FPI Top 25 summer rankings via 247 Sports

The 10 best transfers in college football history via 247 Sports

Week-by-week guide to the games most likely to impact the College Football Playoff via CBS Sports

Top 25 greatest days in college football history: Bush Push, Kick Six, New Year’s classics, and chaotic Saturdays via The Athletic

The seven worst bye weeks in college football in 2021 via FBSchedules.com

College football’s five surprise teams for 2021, according to 247 Sports

College football’s biggest one-hit wonder teams since 2000 via 247 Sports

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

USA Today: 2021 college football Top 25 gets facelift after spring season

College football’s top 10 stadiums by fan atmosphere via 247 Sports

Pro Football Focus ranked the top 10 returning college football players at each position

2021 College football coaching carousel grades via CBS 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

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