College Football Links From Across the Country (4/30/21)

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College Football Links (April 30, 2021)

Happy Friday, Hoosier fans! The 2021 NFL Draft started Thursday night, and extends to Saturday. There are seven Hoosiers who hope to fulfill their dreams and get drafted this weekend and last week we took a dive into each prospect and who might get drafted first. Listen to Hoosier Huddle’s Draft Preview Podcast here.

There are now 127 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.

2021 NFL Draft

Hoosier Huddle Podcast: 2021 NFL Draft Preview

Video: Seven Hoosiers discuss their upcoming Pro Day and NFL dreams via Hoosier Huddle

Indiana football Pro Day preview: Seven players prep for the NFL Draft via Hoosier Huddle

Indiana Football Pro Day ‘21 Recap via Hoosier Huddle

2021 NFL Draft picks by college, school via CBS Sports

2021 NFL Draft: First round draft analysis with a college spin via 247 Sports

Indiana Hoosiers

Hoosier Huddle Podcast: Recruiting Update (4/26/21)

Hoosier Huddle: Hoosiers’ signature catchphrase takes on a new meaning with the McCullough family

Sheridan ‘confident’ Penix will have a productive summer as he returns from injury via Hoosier Huddle

Hoosiers add grad transfer DT Weston Kramer from Northern Illinois via Hoosier Huddle

Hoosier Huddle: Offensive line still progressing after Spring practice

Top 50 athlete Dasan McCullough flips from Ohio State to Indiana via Hoosier Huddle

Hoosiers add DB Deland McCullough II from the transfer portal, per Hoosier Huddle

What we think: IU vs. Notre Dame series via Hoosier Huddle

IU vs. Notre Dame: The history of the in-state football matchup 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

Big Ten football Spring practice wrap-up via Chicago Tribune

The one thing that will make or break every Big Ten football team in 2021, according to 247 Sports

A look at the Big Ten sack leaders from 2020 via Badgers Wire

NFL Draft best picks of all-time from every Big Ten school via College Football News

247 Sports predicts breakout true freshmen for every Big Ten team

The Athletic: From Urban Meyer to Chris Ash: Ranking the 40 Big Ten football coaching hires since 1999 (Subscription)

The top 10 games on the 2021 Big Ten football schedule via CBS Sports

2021 Big Ten spring football: Six key questions and storylines to follow as practices get underway via CBS Sports

The toughest out of conference game for each Big Ten team, according to 247 Sports

Big Ten allows schools to determine fan attendance at spring events effective immediately, per ESPN

Big Ten scouting reports for 2021 NFL Draft via Pro Football Network

16 former Big Ten stars crack PFF’s top 10 position rankings for 2021 NFL Draft, according to Saturday Tradition

One thing every Big Ten team can improve on in Spring football, according to 247 Sports

College Football

CBS Sports: Inside the inevitable College Football Playoff expansion and why it will be anything but easy

The Athletic: Double-digit teams in the next College Football Playoff? Concerns about a top-heavy field are pushing discussion (Subscription)

The 15 biggest transfers in college football: Oklahoma, Florida State headline top moves via USA Today

Cumulative preseason college football top 25 ranking after spring via 247 Sports

NCAA panel approves football overtime rules change, according to Hoosier Huddle

NFL Draft: Breaking down top defensive players available via Washington Post

College football transfer quarterback tiers: From playoff hopefuls to breakout candidates in 2021 season via CBS Sports

NCAA wants to limit full-contact practices, reduce scrimmages in preseason training camp, according to CBS Sports

Seven college football coaches under the most pressure entering the 2021 season via CBS Sports

CBS Sports: NCAA changes college football overtime rules: 2-point tries required in second OT, then 2-point shootouts

College Football bowl projections for 2021 season via 247 Sports

2020-21 College football coaching carousel updates via The Athletic

NCAA Division I Council approves return to ‘normal recruiting’ in June, according to 247 Sports

NCAA council passes one-time transfer legislation allowing athletes immediate eligibility, according to CBS Sports

College football’s 10 toughest schedules in 2021, according to 247 Sports

CBS Sports ranks the top 10 college football coaches under age 45 entering the 2021 season

247 Sports gives an early look at college football’s top recruiting classes of 2022

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