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NFF Chalktalk - April 25, 2016
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The National Football Foundation
will announce the members of the 2016 NFF Hampshire Honor Society on Wednesday, April 27. C
elebrating its 10th year, the society is comprised of college football players from all divisions of play who each maintained a cumulative 3.2 GPA or better throughout their college career.
The NFF Hampshire Honor Society capitalizes on the current NFF National Scholar-Athlete program by greatly expanding the number of scholar-athletes the NFF can recognize each year. Jon F. Hanson, chairman and founder of The Hampshire Companies and NFF Chairman Emeritus, generously provided the endowment to launch the NFF Hampshire Honor Society in 2007. The initiative has previously honored 5,752 student-athletes since its inception.
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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 6, NFF's MacArthur Bowl Presentation- Calling all Bama fans! Don your houndstooth and head to the Hall to celebrate this year's National Championship. The NFF will present Alabama, with Coach Nick Saban on hand to accept, the NFF's MacArthur Bowl National Championship Trophy in a public ceremony May 6 at 2 p.m. ET. The MacArthur Bowl, presented by the National Football Foundation since 1959 to the year's most outstanding football team, was commissioned by General Douglas MacArthur and designed and donated by Tiffany & Co. 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 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 Apple CEO Tim Cook was named to Time's list of the "100 Most Influential People."
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.
College Football Hall of Famer LaDainian Tomlinson (TCU) will be inducted into the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame on May 7.
College Football Hall of Famer Jay Berwanger (Chicago [Ill.]) will be inducted into the United States Rugby Hall of Fame on June 4 in Philadelphia.
Ohio State has trademarked the name of College Football Hall of Fame coach Woody Hayes.
The new University of Tennessee Athletics Hall of Fame inducted its 2016 class on April 16, which included College Football Hall of Famers Doug Atkins, George Cafego, Steve DeLong, Bobby Dodd, Nathan Dougherty, Frank Emanuel, Beattie Feathers, Herman Hickman, Bob Johnson (also a 1967 NFF National Scholar-Athlete), Chip Kell, Steve Kiner, Hank Lauricella, Johnny Majors, Gene McEver, John Michels, Ed Molinski, Bob Suffridge, Reggie White and Bowden Wyatt and 1997 Campbell Trophy winner Peyton Manning.
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.
College Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders (Florida State), Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer and Stanford head coach David Shaw will appear on the NFL Network's coverage of the 2016 NFL Draft.
Saint John's (Minn.) will hold a groundbreaking ceremony on May 5 for Gagliardi Field, which is named for College Football Hall of Fame coach John Gagliardi.
College Football Hall of Fame coach Jim Tressel, now the president at Youngstown State, recently outlined priorities for upgrading the university's campus.
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.
1997 Campbell Trophy winner Peyton Manning (Tennessee) will speak at the Freed-Hardeman University Benefit Dinner on Dec. 2 in Henderson, Tenn.
2015 NFF Gold Medal recipient Dr. Condoleezza Rice
will serve as the commencement speaker at High Point University (N.C.) on May 7.
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The
NFFCHOF-Bill Dooley (N.C.) Chapter
will hold its scholar-athlete banquet 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 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 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 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 Tacoma/Pierce County (Wash.) Chapter will celebrate its 40th annual scholar-athlete banquet May 1. The chapter will distribute more than $16,000 in scholarships and the guest speaker will be 1989 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Mark Tingstad (Arizona State).
The NFF Tom Lombardo/St. Louis Chapter's Scholar-Athlete Banquet will take place May 1 at Orlando Gardens. Brian Stann, a former Navy football player, mixed martial artist and U.S. Marine, will be the guest speaker.
The NFF Hawaii Chapter will host its scholar-athlete banquet May 1 at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Honolulu.
The NFF Vermont Chapter's scholar-athlete banquet will take place May 1 at Castleton University in Castleton, Vt.
The NFF Joe Mewhiney/Central Mass Chapter will hold its scholar-athlete banquet May 1 at the Marlboro Marriott in Marlboro, Mass.
The NFF Emo DiNitto/Rhode Island Chapter will hold its 29th Annual Scholar-Athlete Awards Dinner 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 Memphis Chapter
will host
its scholar-athlete banquet May 2 at Rhodes College, honoring 12 high school seniors and two college players. The chapter will also present Auburn OL Shon Coleman, a Memphis native, with the chapter's Mario Reed Courage Award.
The NFF New Hampshire Chapter's scholar-athlete banquet will be May 3 at the Executive Court Banquet Facility in Manchester, N.H.
The NFF Touchdown Club of Houston Chapter will hold its 50th Anniversary "Touchdowner of the Year" Banquet 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 honor 33 high school scholar-athletes and the 2016 recipients 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 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 University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
announced the members of its football feasibility study committee, which includes NCAA executive vice president and 1981 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Oliver Luck (West Virginia) and is being chaired by former Texas head coach Mack Brown... Texas Wesleyan, which begins play in 2017, signed its first four recruits..
Scheduling
Colorado State and Texas Tech announced a home-and-home series for 2025 and 2026... UMass and Georgia will meet in 2018... Georgia also added Murray State to its 2018 schedule...
Conference Alignment
Stillman College (Ala.) has joined the NAIA...
People
Buffalo and head coach Lance Leipold agreed to a one-year contract extension... Kansas State and athletics director John Currie agreed to a two-year contract extension...
Awards and Honors
Former Appalachian State quarterback
Armanti Edwards
has been elected to the
Southern Conference Hall of Fame... The 2015 Navy football team will visit the White House on April 27 in honor of winning the Commander-In-Chief's Trophy for the 10th time in the last 13 years... The State of Alabama declared April 19 as DeMarcus Ware Day in honor of the former Troy standout's season with the Denver Broncos...
Media
The Mountain West released a package of Friday football telecasts for the 2016 season, which will air on CBS Sports Network, ESPN and ESPN2... The NAIA announced the official launch of the NAIA Sports mobile app...
Facilities
Cincinnati's Nippert Stadium project received an award for Excellence in Architecture for Building Additions, Renovation or Adaptive Reuse from SCUP/AIA CAE... LSU's $2.5 million weight room renovation has begun... Completion of William & Mary's Zable Stadium looks well ahead of schedule... Arkansas launched a website with information on a potential renovation to Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium... Missouri Western State is putting the finishing touches on its renovation of Spratt Stadium... Portland State broke ground on the new Viking Pavilion...
Academics
Division I student-athletes again earned all-time high results in the most recent measurement of the Academic Progress Rate, including a three-point improvement in football...
Marketing and Uniforms
California
and Under Armour announced a new, 10-year agreement... Virginia Tech is getting a uniform makeover...
Community Service
Members of the Houston football team spent their own money to buy bottled water for victims of recent flooding in the area... This fall, members of the Northern Iowa football team will help build a playground in Waterloo, Iowa... Western Illinois offensive lineman Brody Carls was selected to be a donor with the Be the Match bone marrow donor program...
More News of Interest
The NCAA has approved a rule change that will allow schools to pay for the travel and meal expenses of two guardians on official visits... The Division II Management Council voted to support three significant changes to the division's financial aid rules... Duke head football coach David Cutcliffe will throw out the ceremonial first pitch on May 13 prior to the New York Yankees' game against the Chicago White Sox...
Obituaries
Former Pittsburgh football player
George Radosevich passed away April 4. He was 88... Former Cal Poly football player General Owens Jr. passed away April 10. He was 76... Former California football player Proverb Jacobs passed away April 18. He was 80... Former Wisconsin walk-on
Butch Strickler passed away April 20. He was 94... Longtime Louisiana sports writer Jerry Byrd passed away April 21. He was 80... Former Baylor football player Jim Millerman passed away April 22. He was 78... Former Boston College defensive tackle Ron Brace has died. He was 29...
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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 joined this week include Presidential Members the American Athletic Conference, Central Connecticut State, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, Mississippi and Texas Tech; Founder Members Charlotte and Tulane; and Executive Members Eastern Illinois, New Hampshire, North Texas and Utah. 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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