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NFF Chalktalk - April 19, 2016
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Bill Campbell
, the namesake of the NFF
William V. Campbell Trophy
and the longest serving NFF
Board Member, passed away April 18. He was 75. Above, Campbell (left) poses with 2012
Campbell Trophy
winner
Barrett Jones
and Alabama head coach
Nick Saban
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Click above for more information on his remarkable life and
click here to watch the wonderful speech he gave after the
Campbell Trophy was named in his honor in 2009.
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As part of the NFF Faculty Salutes, presented by Fidelity Investments, the NFF presented University of Massachusetts Faculty Athletics Representative Rebecca Spencer with a commemorative plaque and the school with $5,000 during the school's Season Ticket Holder BBQ/Tailgate outside McGuirk Alumni Stadium before the UMass Spring Game on April 15. UMass and Spencer were recognized for their efforts in fostering excellence among the student-athletes as exemplified by 2015 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Blake Frohnapfel.
Pictured above at the event are First Row, L-R: Fidelity Investments Dedicated Retirement Planner Mike Fraser, Fidelity Investments Director of Relationship Management Peter Mahoney and Spencer. Second Row, L-R: Frohnapfel and NFF Regional Coordinator Howie Vandersea.
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More About the New Rules for the 2016 Season
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Rogers Redding |
Rogers Redding, the national coordinator of College Football Officiating, provides insights about rules changes and the mindset of college football referees. The CFO is the national professional organization for all football officials who work games at the collegiate level.
This week we take another close look at the new playing rules passed by the NCAA Football Rules Committee. In the last column we covered the new rules that focus on player safety. This time we want to consider a variety of changes that will not be apparent to the casual fan but are important tweaks of the existing rules.
Scrimmage Kick Formation
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Punts and field goal attempts are classified as scrimmage kicks, because they are made as part of a play from scrimmage. The rules for scrimmage plays require the offense to have at least five lineman wearing jerseys numbered between 50 and 79. However, if a team is in a scrimmage kick formation, they may replace some of those players by linemen wearing numbers outside the 50-79 range; these typically are "speed players," backs who are faster than the larger linemen and can get downfield faster to cover the kick.
Because some teams were beginning to "game" the rules by running or passing the ball from this formation, the rules committee felt that it needed to tighten the requirements. Under the new rules, a scrimmage kick formation must have a player at least 10 yards behind the line of scrimmage (the likely punter) OR a potential kicker and potential holder at least seven yards deep. Another important part of the rule is that "it must be obvious that a kick will be attempted."
Outcome of a Suspended Game
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It is not uncommon for a game to be suspended because of weather or other unusual conditions. In the case of a weather delay, typically the game can be resumed after a delay when the weather clears. For those rare occasions where the game cannot be resumed, the rules provide four options: (1) resume at a later date; (2) end the game with a determined final score; (3) forfeit; or (4) declare no contest.
If the teams are in the same conference, conference policy dictates the outcome. However, if the teams are in different conferences, the current rule requires that the athletics directors of the teams agree on an outcome. Until this year the rules were silent on what happens if the two ADs can't agree. The 2016 change says that in this event, the policy of the home team's conference is used to determine the outcome.
Starting the Clock Near the End of a Half
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The rules give the referee broad authority in stopping and starting the game clock or the play clock if he feels that a team is manipulating the clock to gain an advantage. Near the end of a half, the clock rules become increasingly important.
Under most circumstances, if the game clock is stopped because of a penalty, it starts when the referee gives the "ready-for-play" signal after completing the penalty. This year, the committee passed a rule that takes effect inside two minutes in the half. This new rule requires that the clock be started on the snap if the team ahead in the score commits a foul. Under the current rule, the clock would be started on the ready-for-play signal, allowing the fouling team the chance to gain a time advantage by running perhaps 20 or more seconds off the game clock. The new rule prevents this.
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Upcoming Events at the Hall
April 30 Teacher Appreciation Day-
Join us on April 30 as we show teachers a little love. In honor of National Teacher Appreciation Day, all educators are invited to visit the Hall for FREE with their valid identification.
April 30 Girl Scouts Day- The Hall will celebrate the Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta on Saturday, April 30, with a special $13.99 ticket offer, a custom patch and a photo opportunity with former Girl Scout and Miss Atlanta 2016, Lindsey Quandt. Click here for tickets.
May 8 Moms and Mimosas-
Treat Mom to a day of relaxation and fun at the Hall on Mother's Day. All moms receive free admission with the purchase of a regular price ticket, and they can enjoy free manicures and chair massages from Pamper Perfect. The first 50 moms through the door will receive a "swag bag" from
Kendra Scott
. Moms also have the chance to win a signature
Kendra Scott jewelry item in a raffle.
The Hall on the Road
April 23 Girls on the Run 5K at Georgia Tech
April 23-24 Smyrna Jonquil Festival
April 28-30 NFL Draft Town in Chicago
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The College Football Hall of Fame opened its doors Aug. 23, 2014, in the heart of Atlanta's sports, entertainment and tourism district. Adjacent to Centennial Olympic Park, the new Hall provides visitors with a highly immersive, interactive and engaging experience using a blend of historic college football artifacts and state-of-the-art, interactive multimedia exhibits. To plan your visit and purchase tickets, visit
www.cfbhall.com.
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NFF Chairman and College Football Hall of Famer Archie Manning (Mississippi)
will be
the featured speaker for Augusta University (Ga.)'s Alumni Weekend Signature Event on April 30.
NFF Board Member and College Football Hall of Famer Lynn Swann was named the athletics director at his alma mater, Southern California.
NFF Board Members and College Football Hall of Fame quarterbacks Troy Aikman (UCLA) and Roger Staubach (Navy) served as the event chairs of the Children's Cancer Fund gala on April 15, which helped raise money for pediatric cancer research and programs at Children's Medical Center Dallas. Other notable participants included Hall of Famer Tony Dorsett (Pittsburgh) and 2002 NFF National Scholar-Athlete and current Texas Tech head coach Kliff Kingsbury.
NFF Board Member and Apple CEO Tim Cook will give the keynote address on Sept. 30 at the Utah Technology Council's Hall of Fame event.
College Football Hall of Famer Jeff Davis (Clemson) earned a spot among the four legends who will be inducted into the South Carolina Football Hall of Fame on April 21 at the Hyatt Regency in Greenville, S.C.
College Football Hall of Famer and 1994 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Tony Boselli (Southern California)
will be inducted
into the Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame during enshrinement ceremonies on April 22 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The other inductees include former Texas head coach Fred Akers, former SMU tailback Eric Dickerson, former Notre Dame linebacker Bob Golic, former Arkansas quarterback Fred Marshall and former Cotton Bowl chairman Dan Petty.
College Football Hall of Famers Johnny Rodgers and Will Shields will be enshrined in the University of Nebraska Athletics Hall of Fame this fall.
College Football Hall of Famer Floyd Little will be given an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters by Syracuse during the university's commencement ceremony on May 15 in the Carrier Dome.
College Football Hall of Famer Fred Dean served as a guest head coach for Louisiana Tech's Spring Game on April 16.
Steve Spurrier
, a College Football Hall of Fame player from Florida and former SEC football coach,
will headline
the Boys and Girls Club of Rutherford County's 29th annual Stake & Burger fundraiser April 21 in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
College Football Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith (Florida) recently explained why he lets his son play football in comments to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
College Football Hall of Famer Curt Warner (Penn State) will be inducted into the State of West Virginia Sports Hall of Fame during the 70th annual Victory Awards Dinner on May 15 at the Charleston Civic Center.
College Football Hall of Famers Bo Jackson (Auburn), Sterling Sharpe (South Carolina), Steve Spurrier (Florida), Wesley Walls (Mississippi) and Andre Ware (Houston) and 1978 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Steve Fuller (Clemson) are among the participants in the ninth annual Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Challenge charity golf tournament, which will take place May 1-3 at the Reynolds Lake Oconee resort outside Atlanta.
On April 23, the 12th Annual Pat's Run
will take place
in Tempe, Ariz. Held in honor of College Football Hall of Famer and 2006 NFF Distinguished American
Pat Tillman (Arizona State)
, the 4.2 mile run/walk benefits the Tillman Scholars program.
2013 Campbell Trophy recipient John Urschel (Penn State) will be the commencement speaker at his alma mater's College of Science ceremony on May 7.
1990 Campbell Trophy winner Chad Pennington will be inducted into Marshall University's W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications on Sept. 23.
College Football Hall of Fame coach and 2004 NFF John L. Toner Award recipient Vince Dooley
was selected
as the professional recipient of the Wooden Cup, which is given to a collegiate and a professional or Olympic athlete who have made the greatest positive influence in the lives of others. 2015 William V. Campbell Trophy recipient Ty Darlington (Oklahoma) and Denison (Ohio) football player Lucas Romick are among five finalists for the 2016 Collegiate Wooden Cup, which will be
announced at the award ceremony April 27.
2003 NFF Distinguished American and University of Mississippi Chancellor Emeritus Robert C. Khayat received the 2016 Legacy Award from the Ole Miss Women's Council for Philanthropy. The event took place on April 16 at the Olivia and Archie Manning Athletics Performance Center, which is named after the NFF Chairman and his wife, who both emceed the evening.
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The NFF Mountain Empire (Tenn.) Chapter awarded seven scholarships totaling $4,000 during its Scholar-Athlete Awards Banquet on April 9. East Tennessee State head football coach Carl Torbush and assistant athletics director Scott Carter spoke at the event.
The NFF Southeastern Connecticut Chapter's Scholar-Athlete Banquet will take place April 24 at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn.
The NFF DeSantis/McDougall-Fairfield (Conn.) Chapter will hold its Scholar-Athlete Banquet on April 24 at Vassano's Four Seasons in Stratford, Conn.
The NFFCHOF-Bill Dooley (N.C.) Chapter is holding its Scholar-Athlete Banquet on April 25 in the Blue Zone at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill. College Football Hall of Famer Don McCauley (North Carolina) will be in attendance.
The NFF Corrigan/Faircloth (N.C.) Chapter will host its Scholar-Athlete Banquet on April 26 in the Greensboro Coliseum Terrace Room in Greensboro, N.C. Duke head football coach David Cutcliffe will be the featured speaker.
The NFF Texas Tech Chapter Scholar-Athlete Banquet will be held on April 27 at the Overton Hotel in Lubbock, Texas. Speakers at the event will include Texas Tech athletics director Kirby Hocutt and Texas Tech head football coach Kliff Kingsbury, who was honored as a 2002 NFF National Scholar-Athlete.
The NFF Passaic County (N.J.) Chapter will hold its Scholar-Athlete Banquet on April 27 at the Mountainside Inn in Clifton, N.J.
The NFF Moose Krause (Ind.) Chapter's Scholar-Athlete Banquet is scheduled for April 28 in South Bend, Ind.
The NFF Northern California Chapter, in conjunction with UCSF Sports Medicine and the PlaySafe Program, will offer baseline concussion testing for high school student-athletes on April 30. The pilot program will involve the South San Francisco High School varsity football program at the outset.
The NFF Southern Idaho Chapter will host its Scholar-Athlete Banquet on April 30 at the Red Lion Hotel in Boise.
The NFF Emo DiNitto/Rhode Island Chapter will hold its 29th Annual Scholar-Athlete Awards Dinner on May 2 at the Crowne Plaza in Warwick, R.I. The chapter will recognize 28 scholar-athletes, including 12 Golden Dozen and 16 Silver honorees, for their outstanding academic and football achievements. Two of the Golden Dozen honorees will receive $1,000 scholarships, increasing the chapter's total grants to more than $140,000. The chapter will also honor its Distinguished American Louis Marciano, Contribution to Amateur Football Award recipient Ted Stebbins and Football Official Joseph Schwab.
The NFF Touchdown Club of Houston Chapter will hold its 50th Anniversary "Touchdowner of the Year" Banquet on May 4 at the Westin Galleria Ballroom. NFF Chairman and College Football Hall of Famer Archie Manning (Mississippi) will be the guest of honor. The chapter will host a Hall of Fame Golf Tournament the day before at Wildcat Golf Course.
The NFF Joe Tiller/Northwest Indiana Chapter is sponsoring the fifth annual Ryan Kerrigan/12th Boiler Golf Outing, which will take place May 6 at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex at Purdue.
The 41st annual NFF Jack Grinold/Eastern Massachusetts Chapter Scholar-Athlete Banquet will be held May 15 at the Boston/Newton Marriott. The banquet will feature 33 High School Scholar-Athlete honorees and the presentation of the Daly, Schluntz and Burton Awards. Boston College play-by-play announcer Jon Meter-Parel will return as the emcee.
Bob Keropian, president of the NFF Northern California Chapter and former NFF West Region Coordinator, will be inducted into the Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame on June 8 at the Green Hills Country Club in Millbrae, Calif.
The NFF Mountain Empire (Tenn.) Chapter will hold its annual golf tournament on June 17 at Crockett Ridge Golf Course in Kingsport, Tenn. Proceeds from the tournament help fund the chapter's scholarships.
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New Football Schools
The Alabama Power Foundation announced a $500,000 commitment to UAB's proposed Football Operations Building. The Blazers will return to competition in 2017...
Scheduling
North Carolina State has added future home-and-home series against Texas Tech, Connecticut and Vanderbilt and a 2023 game with VMI... Vanderbilt also added future games with Alabama A&M and East Tennessee State... Wisconsin will open the 2018 season against Western Kentucky... Colorado State and Toledo have agreed to a home-and-home series in 2019 and 2021... The 2016 game between
UTSA and Arizona State has been moved to Friday, Sept. 16, for television...
People
John Moseley was named director of athletics at Lincoln (Mo.)... Louisville agreed to a new seven-year contract for head football coach Bobby Petrino...
Awards and Honors
Based on their most recent multi-year Academic Progress Rate, more than 1,000 Division I teams have earned NCAA
Public Recognition Awards
for posting scores in the top 10 percent of their sport... 30 football players are among those honored as recipients of the Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Medal...
Attendance
Ohio State set a national record for spring game attendance with 100,189 people, breaking its own record from last year... Georgia broke the SEC record for spring game attendance with 93,000 fans attending the game over the weekend...
Rules Changes
The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel is delaying the implementation of a rule change allowing the use of electronic devices for coaching purposes in the press box and locker room during games until the 2017 season...
Facilities
The April "College Athletics Construction Roundup" has updates on athletic construction projects across the country... Toledo has
begun renovation projects at the Glass Bowl...
East Carolina
released plans for a Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium Southside renovation project...
Donations
Two more leadership-level gifts have pushed Purdue athletics to $20.2 million in commitments to the Football Master Plan... The Nebraska-Kearney football program raised an all-time high of $228,000 at its annual Loper Football Backers Club dinner and scholarship fundraiser...
Marketing and Uniforms
Buffalo unveiled a new set of athletics logos... New Mexico State and Under Armour announced a new partnership agreement... Dixie State (Utah) changed its mascot to the Trailblazers and unveiled new logos... Seton Hill (Pa.) announced an agreement with Under Armour...
Academics
Arkansas State athletics director
Terry Mohajir, a former football player for the Red Wolves, has instituted a program to help all A-State student-athletes find jobs upon graduation...
More News of Interest
Wagner basketball player
Greg Senat
has elected to become a two-sport athlete and join the college's football team... Kentucky is
offering a luxury tailgating option for the upcoming football season... Mississippi State head coach Dan Mullen completed the Boston Marathon...
Obituaries
Former Michigan State
offensive lineman and defensive end Raymond Spencer passed away March 27. He was 60... Former Mississippi halfback and assistant coach
Billy Mustin passed away April 11. He was 87... Former Princeton tailback John Hess passed away April 11. He was 66... Portland State football player
Kyle Smith died April 13. He was 22... Former Nebraska and Wayne State (Mich.) football commentator Mark Ahmann passed away April 14. He was 83... Former Abilene Christian quarterback and head football coach Ted Sitton passed away April 15. He was 84... Former Saint John's (Minn.) assistant coach Dean Taylor passed away. He was 70... Former Northern Colorado football player Frank Wainright passed away. He was 48... Former Alabama football player Fred Catalfo Jr. passed away last week. He was 99...
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Each year, the NFF invites universities, colleges, conferences and bowl games from across the country to provide support for NFF programs through its Institutional Academic Membership Program. The program allows the NFF to greatly enhance the power of football's collective voice while actively building a stronger national platform for the game with community leaders, educators and the media.
Those who have joined so far in 2016 include Presidential Members the ACC, Army West Point, Clemson, Fordham, Oklahoma, the SEC, TCU and Texas; Founder Members the Big Ten, Eastern Michigan, Georgia Southern, the Ivy League, Northern Iowa and Towson; and Executive Members Cincinnati, James Madison, Middle Tennessee State, Montana, Northwestern, Purdue, Rhode Island and Western Carolina. Click here to see all of the 2016 NFF Institutional Academic Members.
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April 27, 2016 - Announcement of the NFF Hampshire Honor Society, recognizing the college football players from all divisions of play who maintained a 3.2 GPA or better during their collegiate careers - Irving, Texas
June 1, 2016 - 2017 College Football Hall of Fame Ballots distributed to members of the National Football Foundation - Irving, Texas
Sept. 28, 2016 - Announcement of the semifinalists for the 2016 William V. Campbell Trophy, presented by Fidelity Investments and prominently displayed at the NYAC - Irving, Texas
Dec. 5, 2016
- Announcement and Presentation of the Asa S. Bushnell Cup to the Ivy League Football Players of the Year at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel at an event presented by the Pasadena Tournament of Roses - New York City
Dec. 6, 2016
- NFF Annual Awards Press Conference at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel - New York City
Dec. 6, 2016
- NFF Chapter Awards Luncheon, presented by Under Armour, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel - New York City
Dec. 6, 2016
- 59th NFF Annual Awards Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria - New York City, including the induction of the 2016 College Football Hall of Fame Class and the 27th presentation of the William V. Campbell Trophy, presented by Fidelity Investments and prominently displayed at the New York Athletic Club.
Dec. 31, 2016
- The 12th Annual NFF National Hall of Fame Salute during the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl - Atlanta
Jan. 5, 2017
- NFF Leadership Hall of Fame Dinner - Tampa, Fla.
Jan. 6, 2017
- Announcement of the 2017 College Football Hall of Fame Class - Tampa, Fla.
Jan. 9, 2017
- College Football Playoff National Championship at Raymond James Stadium - Tampa, Fla.
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The NFF would like to thank NFF correspondent Bo Carter for his contributions to this report.
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