College Football Links From Across the Country (5/31/21)
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College Football Links (May 31, 2021)
Welcome to the new week, Hoosier fans! We hope you’re enjoying your extended weekend and remember the reason for today— to honor and remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.
In case you missed it, Hoosier Huddle’s Official Countdown to 2021 IU Football Kickoff began Wednesday! There are now 96 days remaining until the Hoosiers kick off the season at Iowa. Each day until then we will feature a player on this year’s roster, and also remember the glorious times of some IU football greats.
We are looking forward to the 15-month recruiting dead period finally ending tomorrow. There are several minicamps and dozens of official visits already scheduled for prospects, and Hoosier Huddle has you covered on the latest news. 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’s 2021 Countdown to Kickoff: 96 Days (Caleb Murphy)
Hoosier Huddle’s 2021 Countdown to Kickoff: 97 Days (Jake Wellmann)
Hoosier Huddle’s 2021 Countdown to Kickoff: 98 Days (Aaron Steinfeldt)
The Athletic: Big Ten Champs? For Indiana, those once ‘hollow words’ have become a realistic goal
Athlon Sports’ 2021 Indiana Football Preview and Prediction
Hoosier Huddle’s 2021 Countdown to Kickoff: 99 Days (Cooper Jones)
Five kickoff times announced for Indiana football via Hoosier Huddle
Hoosier Huddle’s 2021 Countdown to Kickoff: 100 Days (Raheem Layne)
Hoosier Huddle: Tom Allen is a teacher at heart, which made his ‘pep talk’ with me and other teachers hit home
Hoosiers-Hilltoppers set for 8pm kickoff on CBS Sports Network Sept. 25 via Hoosier Huddle
Hoosier Huddle’s 2021 Countdown to Kickoff: 101 Days (Overview)
Hoosiers add Texas A&M WR Camron Buckley via transfer portal via Hoosier Huddle
Tom Allen: It’s still early, but is there a case for the greatest Hoosiers coach? via Hoosier Huddle
Hoosiers bolster running back room with USC transfer Stephen Carr, via Hoosier Huddle
Hoosiers land another highly coveted defensive lineman as Richard Thomas commits, via Hoosier Huddle
Man of Troy: How would USC transfer Stephen Carr fit in IU’s backfield? via Hoosier Huddle
Hoosier Huddle: As future non-conference games are booked for IU, Tom Allen wants to play quality teams
Hoosier Huddle: NCAA transfer portal tweaks how Allen recruits team needs, also creates future scholarship crunch
Hoosier coaches itching to watch prospects at ‘mega’ camps around the country and workout prospects on unofficial visits, according to Hoosier Huddle
Hoosier Huddle: IU Coach Tom Allen thinks six playoff spots is ideal, wants to keep regular season and bowls as significant
Tom Allen excited to have recruits feel IU’s ‘LEO’ culture as recruiting dead period ends on June 1st via Hoosier Huddle
Big Ten Football
Pro Football Focus’s 2021 conference title probabilities and projected win totals for every Big Ten team
Buckeyes Wire ranked Big Ten teams by capacity
Big Ten Network, ESPN and FOX announce early-season football schedules via BigTen.org
Big Ten to conclude mandatory daily testing among student-athletes, per Saturday Tradition
Small percentage of Big Ten athletes found to have myocarditis after COVID-19, according to Sports Illustrated
The worst case scenario for every Big Ten team in 2021 via 247 Sports
Big Ten led all Power Five conferences in revenue for 2020 fiscal year, according to 247 Sports
Athlon Sports’ Big Ten Football 2021 All-Conference Team
Where the Big Ten recruiting classes rank for 2022 via 247 Sports
Big Ten Football: Who wins the West Division in 2021? via Athlon Sports
247 Sports: One thing every Big Ten coach has to prove in 2021
Nebraska and Northwestern will meet in Dublin, Ireland to open 2022 college football season, per CBS Sports
ESPN’s FPI projects every Big Ten team’s chances of reaching bowl game, via 247 Sports
247 Sports predicts breakout true freshmen for every Big Ten team
The top 10 games on the 2021 Big Ten football schedule via CBS Sports
The toughest out of conference game for each Big Ten team, according to 247 Sports
College Football
College football coaches with the most to prove in 2021, according to 247 Sports
2021 College football coaching carousel: Outlooks for each new hire from immediate success to shortest tenure via CBS Sports
College football’s impact transfer quarterbacks for 2021 via 247 Sports
247 Sports: College football programs who need a big June on the recruiting trail
Takeaways from ESPN’s FPI Top 25 summer rankings via 247 Sports
The 10 best transfers in college football history via 247 Sports
Week-by-week guide to the games most likely to impact the College Football Playoff via CBS Sports
Top 25 greatest days in college football history: Bush Push, Kick Six, New Year’s classics, and chaotic Saturdays via The Athletic
The seven worst bye weeks in college football in 2021 via FBSchedules.com
College football’s five surprise teams for 2021, according to 247 Sports
College football’s biggest one-hit wonder teams since 2000 via 247 Sports
ESPN’s FPI projects every top 25 team’s final record in 2021 via 247 Sports
ESPN: Tampering has arrived in college football, and it looks like NBA free agency
247 Sports’ updated college football bowl projections entering summer
100 days out: College football names, games, storylines as we count down to Week 1 of the 2021 season via CBS Sports
2021 College football coach rankings: ACC, SEC leaders undergo shifts among Power Five coaches ranked 65-26 via CBS Sports
Report: Power Five conference revenues for FY 2020 revealed via 247 Sports
USA Today: 2021 college football Top 25 gets facelift after spring season
College football’s top 10 stadiums by fan atmosphere via 247 Sports
Pro Football Focus ranked the top 10 returning college football players at each position
2021 College football coaching carousel grades via CBS Sports
Seven college football coaches under the most pressure entering the 2021 season via CBS Sports
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