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