College Football Links From Across the Country (12/28/20)

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Daily College Football Links (December 28, 2020)

Welcome to the last week of 2020, 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 five 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

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

Peegs’ Countdown to Outback Bowl: 1988 Peach Bowl & 1988 Liberty Bowl

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 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

247 Sports: Where the Big Ten’s top 10 recruits signed

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney on ranking Ohio State outside top 10: ‘I didn’t think they were qualified’ via USA TODAY

No bowl game for Iowa football, as Music City Bowl is cancelled via The Gazette

Big Ten’s 2020 winners, losers: While Michigan football suffered, Michigan State actually won via Detroit Free Press

College Football

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

Heisman Trophy finalists: Updated odds, top candidates to win 2020 award via Sporting News

College football’s 10 rising stars who could headline 2021 coaching carousel via 247 Sports

AP: COVID-19, lawsuits signal changes looming for college sports

CBS Sports’ 2020 College football awards

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

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