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