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Steve Hatchell,
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Media Contacts:
Phil Marwill | 917-579-4256
Alan Cox | 972-556-1000
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NFF Chalktalk - Sept. 26, 2016
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2016 College Football Hall of Fame electee Marlin Briscoe (Nebraska Omaha) was honored Sept. 22 with an NFF Hall of Fame On-Campus Salute, presented by Fidelity Investments, during a special event starting at at Baxter Arena. Known as 'The Magician' for his ability to pull great plays out of a hat, Briscoe was an NAIA First Team All-American his senior year and set 22 school records as the starting quarterback for the Mavericks from 1964-67. Click here to read more about Briscoe.
During the NFF Hall of Fame On-Campus Salutes, each inductee returns to his alma mater or school where they coached to accept a Hall of Fame plaque that will remain on permanent display at the institution. Briscoe will officially be inducted at the 59th NFF Annual Awards Dinner, held at New York City's historic Waldorf Astoria Hotel on Tuesday, Dec. 6.
The NFF would like to thank Fidelity Vice President & Managing Director Pat Vaughan and NFF Nebraska Chapter President Irv Veitzer for taking part in the presentation.
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2016 Campbell Trophy Semifinalists to be Announced Wednesday
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The NFF will announce the semifinalists for the 2016 William V. Campbell Trophy,
presented by Fidelity Investments®, on Wednesday, Sept. 28. The award recognizes an individual as the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation.
The NFF will announce 12-14 finalists on Nov. 1, and each of them will receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as a member of the 2016 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class, presented by Fidelity. One of the finalists will be named the winner of the William V. Campbell Trophy at the 59th NFF Annual Awards Dinner on Dec. 6 in New York City, and his postgraduate scholarship will be increased to $25,000.
Eligible candidates must be a senior or graduate student in their final year of eligibility; have a cumulative 3.2 GPA (undergrad); be a starter or significant contributor; and have outstanding leadership and citizenship.
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Alabama remained No. 1 in the Week 4 FWAA-NFF Super 16 Poll. Ohio State, Louisville, Michigan and Clemson round out the top five in the poll, in which voters rank the top 16 FBS teams.
The results of the poll will be released every Sunday of the 2016 season and the individual votes of all members will also be made public. The final poll will be released Dec. 4. The pollsters consist of FWAA writers and College Football Hall of Famers.
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September, Curing Kids Cancer:
For the entire month of September, the College Football Hall of Fame will donate $1 for every full price ticket sold to Curing Kids Cancer. Click here to purchase tickets.
Special Offer: Georgia Tech
has teamed up
with the College Football Hall of Fame to offer a combo ticket for its game against Georgia Southern (Oct. 15)! Click here to purchase.
Stanford vs. Notre Dame and Ohio State vs. Penn State Viewing Parties: Come eat, drink and watch the best college football games of the season at the Tailgate Viewing Parties presented by Dos Equis. Watch Stanford take on Notre Dame at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 15 or Ohio State vs. Penn State at 8 p.m. on Oct. 22 on our indoor 45-yard football field and 36 foot HD video board! Tickets include access to the Hall of Fame, food and your first drink for just $25! For tickets to the Stanford vs. Notre Dame Viewing Party, click here. For tickets to the Ohio State vs. Penn State Viewing Party, click here. Tickets are also available at the Hall of Fame box office.
New Virtual Reality Exhibit: In conjunction with AT&T, the Hall announced it has completed the installation of the new AT&T Virtual Stadium, incorporating Samsung Gear VR and immersing f
ans in the middle of all the action at more than 20 stadiums during some of the biggest rivalry games from each season.
About the College Football Hall of Fame: The Hall 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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Next Week: Hall of Fame Coach Darrell Royal on character and football
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The Cooper Institute, founded by 2015 NFF Leadership Hall of Fame inductee Dr. Kenneth Cooper, will honor NFF Board Member and College Football Hall of Famer Roger Staubach (Navy) during its annual Legacy Award Dinner Nov. 9 at The Star, the Dallas Cowboys' new headquarters in Frisco, Texas.
College Football Hall of Famer
Ricky Hunley (Arizona) will deliver the
keynote speech at the NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl Kickoff Luncheon Oct. 14
in Tucson, Ariz.
College Football Hall of Fame coach and current Wisconsin athletics director Barry Alvarez has been named the 2017 Paul "Bear" Bryant Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. He will receive the American Heart Association's award on Jan. 11, 2017, in Houston.
The football field at
Science Hill High School in Johnson City, Tenn., was renamed in honor of Steve Spurrier, a College Football Hall of Fame player from Florida and a 2017 Hall of Fame coach candidate.
College Football Hall of Famer and 1996 Campbell Trophy winner Danny Wuerffel (Florida) will celebrate the 20th anniversary of his Heisman Trophy during a "Rivalry for a Cause" at the 6th Annual Desire Cup fundraiser weekend at TPC Sawgrass during the Florida-Georgia football game weekend, Oct. 27-29.
College Football Hall of Fame coach Earle Bruce will dot the "i" during the performance of "Script Ohio" before Ohio State's game against Rutgers on Saturday, Oct. 1.
The Big 12 Conference announced the lineup for its fifth "State of College Athletics" Forum, which will examine issues facing college athletics. The Forum, "Campus Violence - Finding Solutions," will be held on Sept. 28 in Dallas. NFF Board Member and Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby will take part in the panel.
2006 Campbell Trophy winner Brian Leonard will be inducted into the Rutgers Athletics Hall of Fame on Oct. 14. He and the rest of the 2006 Rutgers team, which also featured 2007 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Brandon Renkart, will also be honored during the Scarlet Knights' game against Indiana on Nov. 5.
Michigan State honored former punter and 2014 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Mike Sadler by including his uniform number in the midfield logo at Spartan Stadium during its game against Wisconsin on Saturday. Sadler died in a car crash earlier this year.
2007 NFF John L. Toner Award recipient and Florida athletics director Jeremy Foley, who will retire on Oct. 1, will be inducted into the State of Florida Sports Hall of Fame Nov. 15 in Tampa.
NFF Program Updates
Each week during the season, the NFF produces a comprehensive television schedule for all Division I games complete with date, time, teams and on-air talent listings. Email [email protected] to receive the weekly schedule.
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The
Little Rock Touchdown Club/NFF Arkansas Chapter's
2016 fall speaker series continued today with College Football Hall of Famer Brian Bosworth (Oklahoma). Former Arkansas quarterbacks Tyler Wilson and Casey Dick will speak next week on Oct. 3.
The NFF Tom Lombardo/St. Louis Chapter will host a luncheon on Oct. 26 at Lombardo's Airport restaurant featuring Dr. Brian Mahaffey, the St. Louis Cardinals team physician.
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New Football Schools
As part of Homecoming festivities, the UAB football team will play its second Green and Gold game Thursday, Oct. 20. The Blazers return to intercollegiate play in 2017...
Scheduling
Central Michigan will open the 2018 season at Kentucky... Bowling Green completed its 2018 non-conference schedule with the addition of Eastern Kentucky... Southern Miss added future games with Alabama, Jackson State and Alcorn State... Sacramento State added future games with Idaho, Arizona State, San Diego State and California...
College Football Playoff
The CFP Foundation and ESPN have fulfilled $12,000 in classroom project requests in Knox County, Tenn...
People
LSU
named
Ed Orgeron as interim head coach... Florida International named Ron Cooper interim head coach... Georgia Tech
named former Yellow Jacket
football player Todd Stansbury as its new director of athletics... Anna Maria (Mass.) named Serge DeBari as interim director of athletics...
Awards and Honors
Former football player
Quintin Mikell was elected to the Indiana State Athletics Hall of Fame... Dr. Mike McGee, the former athletics director at Cincinnati, USC and South Carolina, was selected as the recipient of the D1A Athletics Directors' Association's Homer Rice Award...
Media
Total college football viewing was up 10 percent through Week 3... The game between Michigan State and Notre Dame on Sept. 17 had a 3.2 overnight rating on NBC, tying the highest overnight for Notre Dame on NBC since 2012... Miami
(Fla.) athletics announced a partnership with EON Sports VR to create a state of the art virtual reality channel... Kentucky State announced the launch of the Thorobred Sports Network, which will bring live video streaming coverage of KSU athletics...
Facilities
Florida announced $100 million in athletic facility upgrades, including a new stand-alone football complex... South Carolina's Board of Trustees approved phase II of its Football Operations Center Project... Oregon State unveiled the Terrace at OSU, the latest addition to Reser Stadium... Kentucky unveiled a statue outside of its new football training center honoring the first four black football players in the SEC...
Donations
In honor of their mother, Carol, Jeffrey Soffer and Carol's other children have made a $14 million commitment towards Miami (Fla.)'s
Carol Soffer Football Indoor Practice Facility... East Carolina announced a $900,000 leadership commitment from the Clark family toward the Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium Renovation Campaign...
Former Northwestern State football player
Glenn Talbert established the Glenn & James R. "Bucky" Talbert Scholarship at his alma mater... Marist has completed the Million Dollar Challenge, a fundraising initiative designed to ensure the long-term future of the football program...
Milestones
Ohio set a season ticket sales record... Richmond's game over the weekend against Colgate, as well as the upcoming game with James Madison on Nov. 5, are both sold out...
Uniforms
Texas A&M
unveiled the "Junction Made" alternate uniform the team will wear against South Carolina on Oct. 1... Miami (Fla.) unveiled its new "Legend of the U" football uniforms, which will make their debut on Oct. 8... Check out the backstory on those cool USS Arizona uniforms the Wildcats wore against Hawaii to honor the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor...
NFF Corporate Partners
Through a new three-year agreement, NFF-partner Delta is now the official airline partner of UCLA... Jason LaRose has been named NFF-partner Under Armour's North American president...
Community Service
For every touchdown Kennesaw State scores in 2016, Fifth Third Bank
will donate
$530
to the Stand Up to Cancer initiative... In 2016, college football programs from around the country have joined forces with the American Cancer Society and Curing Kids Cancer to become A House United to Tackle Pediatric Cancer. With more than 10,000 children expected to be diagnosed with cancer this year, coaches and other university ambassadors are spearheading this program and asking fans, boosters, alumnus and more to join the cause, donate and share across their networks to assist in the fight against childhood cancer. If you want to help, please visit crowdrise.com/AHouseUnited to donate or fundraise for the program or a specific university, or share with your networks to help us all achieve our goal of funding pediatric cancer research and treatments...
More News of Interest
Kansas State athletics generates more than $428 million in annual economic activity for the Manhattan, Kan., community and the state of Kansas according to a study... South Florida
and Central Florida announced the official recognition of the "War On I-4" rivalry series...
Obituaries
Bill Glassford, former Pittsburgh All-American and head coach at New Hampshire and Nebraska,
passed away Sept. 19. He was 102... Former Tennessee defensive tackle
Steve Carroll passed away Sept. 19. He was 69... Former Hardin-Simmons (Texas) athletics director Dr. Merlin Morrow, who brought football back to campus after a 27-year hiatus, passed away Sept. 21. He was 79... Former Michigan State football player
Mylan Hicks died Sept. 25. He was 23... Longtime Delaware public address announcer Elbert Chance passed away. He was 90...
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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 Member
Arkansas and Executive Member
Lafayette.
Click here
to see all of the 2016 NFF Institutional Academic Members.
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Since 1959, the National Football Foundation has annually recognized the best and brightest college players, presenting them with prestigious NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards, presented by Fidelity Investments. The $18,000 postgraduate scholarships are presented at the NFF Annual Awards Dinner in New York City.
Launched in 2008, the NFF Scholar-Athlete Alumni Association provides a powerful vehicle for past honorees to remain in the vanguard of the NFF's present efforts.
1991 William V. Campbell Trophy winner Brad Culpepper (Florida) joined this week. Click here to see all of the members of the 2016 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Alumni Association.
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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
Nov. 1, 2016 - Announcement of the 2016
William V. Campbell Trophy finalists, which comprise the 2016 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class,
presented by Fidelity Investments - Irving, Texas
Dec. 5, 2016
- 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 Induction Dinner of Tod Leiweke - Tampa, Fla.
Jan. 9, 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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