College Football Links From Across the Country (4/12/21)

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College Football Links (April 12, 2021)

Welcome to a new week, Hoosier fans! Spring football ended Friday, so last week has been a huge one for updates and interviews with coaches and players. Check out the links below to the stories for the highlights.

There are 145 days remaining until the 2021 season kicks off 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.

Indiana Hoosiers

Hoosier Huddle: With Spring practice finished, Hoosiers look to player led practices to get to the next level

Defensive lineman Demarcus Elliott is seeing the effects of a normal Spring, according to Hoosier Huddle

Indiana Football Pro Day ‘21 Recap via Hoosier Huddle

Devon “Monster” Matthews taking on a leadership role for the Hoosiers’ defense, according to Hoosier Huddle

IU endows football scholarship in honor of Chris Beaty, according to Hoosier Huddle

The late Chris Beaty honored by the program he loved so dearly with an annual award, via Hoosier Huddle

Hoosier Huddle: Hampered by injury, Sampson James gearing up for 2021 campaign

Video: Tom Allen updates the final week of spring football via Hoosier Huddle

A fitter Caleb Jones is seeing the benefits in spring practice, according to Hoosier Huddle

Hoosier Huddle: Deland McCullough is not ready to name starting running back

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

Penix ‘definitely will not be taking any reps with anybody around him’ during spring, expected to be ready for Iowa, according to Hoosier Huddle

Hoosier Huddle: Indiana’s 2021 football schedule finalized as several games moved around

Big Ten Football

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

NCAA expected to end 15-month-long recruiting dead period on June 1 in council meetings this week, per CBS Sports

2021 Spring games, takeaways via CBS Sports

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

Biggest college football stories you likely missed during March Madness via Bleacher Report

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

Bleacher Report ranks college football’s best dynamic duos for 2021

CFB Coaching Carousel: Ranking the best hires of the offseason via Bleacher Report

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