College Football Links From Across the Country (2/12/20)
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Image: Amanda Pavelka, Hoosier Huddle
Daily College Football Links (February 12, 2020)
Welcome to Wednesday, Hoosier fans! To get you over the hump, I have gathered popular news stories from around the state, region and country that I thought fans would enjoy. If you have any links or stories you’d like to share please email them to TheHoosierHuddle@gmail.com. I have also included some fun off-season reading.
Indiana Hoosiers
Tom Allen tells Hoosier Huddle how the transfer portal has impacted IU
Hoosier Huddle: Former Hoosiers have impactful opening weekend in the XFL
Big Ten Football
The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman reports that Michigan State will hire Mel Tucker, former Colorado coach and Nick Saban assistant (Subscription)
247 Sports’ Dean Straka talks about a retiring Big Ten referee’s take on the controversial officiating in the OSU-Clemson game
247 Sports: How many calls are missed in a college football game? Ask an ex-Big Ten ref
The Athletic: What we know about Michigan State’s coaching search after a trustee’s unusual radio interview (Subscription)
Two Ohio State football players charged with rape and kidnapping via ElevenWarriors
College Football
Hoosier Huddle: The NCAA transfer portal is changing the way college football coaches recruit high school prospects
The Athletic: Change is coming, but the NCAA didn’t have answers for Congress on how soon it will happen
CBS Sports’ Chip Patterson ranks college football programs with the best recruiting classes over the last five years
Bleacher Report’s Brad Shepard predicts every college football conference’s player of the year in 2020
ESPN’s Alex Scarborough looks ahead at the ‘most intriguing’ games in the upcoming 2020 college football season
Bleacher Report‘s Tyler Brook ranks the fastest college football players in 2020
Off-Season Reading Suggestions
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