College Football Links From Across the Country (12/29/20)

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Daily College Football Links (December 29, 2020)

Happy Bowl Week, No. 7 Hoosiers fans! Although it wasn’t the NY6 bowl they very clearly earned, the Hoosiers are headed to the Outback Bowl on January 2nd. In four short days, your Big Ten Coach of the Year, Tom Allen and the Hoosiers are set to face Ole Miss in Tampa at 12:30 ET. We’ll keep you updated daily on news regarding Ole Miss and the Outback Bowl as we keep a close eye on the matchup.

Earlier this month the IU football squad gained 14 players on early signing day. We have gotten to know these players and have watched them closely this year and have made profiles on each of the 14 guys who made their commitment official. Get to know them here.

Follow us on Facebook and Twitter @HoosierHuddle and Instagram @Hoosier_Huddle for updates as we await news leading up to the bowl game.

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 enjoyment.

Indiana Hoosiers

Hoosier Huddle: Ghosts from last year’s Gator Bowl loss has fueled the Hoosiers toward redemption

Notes and Quotes from Tom Allen’s Media Monday: Outback Bowl via Hoosier Huddle

Fryfogle and McFadden named AP All-Americans via Hoosier Huddle

Know Your Opponent: Ole Miss Rebels via Hoosier Huddle

How former Hoosiers fared in Week 16 of the 2020 NFL season via Hoosier Huddle

Bloomington Herald-Times: From under-the-radar recruit to All-Big Ten CB: Jaylin Williams’ story begins with a number

ICYMI: Creating takeaways for IU’s defense is a product of culture, experience and talent via Hoosier Huddle

Bowl practices are always beneficial to building experience via Hoosier Huddle

From the Other Side: Q&A with Ole Miss reporter Courtney Robb of WCBI via Hoosier Huddle

Kane Wommack’s 4-2-5 Defense prepping for explosive Ole Miss attack via Hoosier Huddle

Hoosier Huddle’s 2021 Matchup Preview: Outback Bowl Game vs Ole Miss

Opponent News (Ole Miss)

Lane Kiffin: Ole Miss football is ‘really struggling’ with COVID, injuries, opt outs before Outback Bowl according to Mississippi Clarion Ledger

Lane Kiffin gives updates on new Ole Miss football opt outs, injuries before Outback Bowl via Mississippi Clarion Ledger

Lane Kiffin gets Ole Miss football to first bowl game in five years vs. Indiana in Outback via Mississippi Clarion Ledger

Big Ten Football

Big Ten Weekly Football Release via B1G

College Football

College Football Playoff 2020: Ranking the top 20 impact players from the four teams via CBS Sports

2021 NFL Draft early declarations: List of notable prospects and where they rank heading into off-season via CBS Sports

2020 College Football Bowl schedule: Matchups, cancellations and team opt-outs via The Athletic

247 Sports ranks college football’s richest, poorest programs

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