College Football Links From Across the Country (3/19/21)

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Daily College Football Links (March 19, 2021)

Welcome to Spring Football, Hoosier fans! IU football practice is in full swing and 169 days remain 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.

In preparation for spring practice, in addition to previews of each position, we released a discussion breaking down players on both sides of the ball with the latest team updates. Listen to Hoosier Huddle’s Spring Practice Preview podcast here.

Follow us on Facebook, Twitter @HoosierHuddle and Instagram @Hoosier_Huddle for off-season updates as Hoosiers chase off-season goals.

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

Marcelino McCrary-Ball is ‘making the days count’ as he works his way back to the field, via Hoosier Huddle

Hoosier Huddle: Brandon Shelby ready to step into a bigger role as assistant head coach

IU Athletics unveils ‘Spirit of Indiana’ sculpture in Miller Plaza on south side of Memorial Stadium via Hoosier Huddle

Hoosier Huddle: ‘Unfinished business’ brings Indiana receiver Ty Fryfogle back to Bloomington

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

Allen, IU agree to restructured deal through 2027 per Hoosier Huddle

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

Hoosier Huddle: Anderson, Carpenter and Matthews need to be impact transfers at positions of need

Hoosier Huddle Podcast: Spring Practice Preview

Hoosier Huddle’s 2021 Hoosiers Spring Football Position Preview — Position Battles to Watch

Indiana Hoosiers: Five things to watch for in Spring practice via Hoosier Huddle

Hoosier Huddle Podcast: Indiana Football Staff Updates

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

Indiana football’s offseason to-do list via Hoosier Huddle

Big Ten Football

Big Ten scouting reports for 2021 NFL Draft via Pro Football Network

Watch: Purdue, Big Ten reflect on Drew Brees’ legendary career via 247 Sports

247 Sports ranks the Big Ten’s 10 best wide receivers in 2021

Big Ten Football: Spring 2021 power ranking and storylines to watch via Athlon Sports

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

ESPN: What a college football 64-team playoff bracket would look like in 2021

Four outside-the-box college football rule change proposals that could lead to more exciting games via CBS Sports

Transfer portal needs for college football’s top teams, according to 247 Sports

College football’s 20 best safeties of 2021, according to Stay Alive in Power 5

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

Los Angeles Times: The Pandemic Year: March 2020 to March 2021

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