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Steve Hatchell,
President & CEO
Media Contacts:
Phil Marwill | 917-579-4256
Alan Cox | 972-556-1000
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As part of its "I'm A Football Player®" initiative, the NFF will produce a series of graphics to be distributed through social media and email campaigns this fall, highlighting former college football players that have experienced success off the field. From Fortune 500 CEOs, to lawyers and doctors, to coaches and teachers and all other walks of life, our goal is to showcase everyone who has benefited from the game of football, sharing their stories across the nation.
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Twenty-nine former NFF National Scholar-Athletes appear on NFL rosters or practice squads as the 2017 regular season began this week. The group includes two Campbell Trophy® winners in the Chicago Bears defensive end
Sam Acho
(Texas-2010) and Atlanta Falcons center
Alex Mack
(California-2008); two Super Bowl MVPs in New Orleans Saints quarterback
Drew Brees
(Purdue-2000) and New York Giants quarterback
Eli Manning
(Ole Miss-2003); eight Pro Bowlers and six first-round picks.
Also included are three members of the most recent class from 2016: quarterback
Taysom Hill (BYU-New Orleans Saints), wide receiver
Zay Jones (East Carolina-Buffalo Bills) and quarterback
Cooper Rush (Central Michigan-Dallas Cowboys). Nineteen NFL teams boast at least one former NFF National Scholar-Athlete, led by the New Orleans Saints with four, including all three of their quarterbacks (Brees,
Chase Daniel [Missouri] and Hill).
Pictured above are Mack, Jones, Manning, Brees and Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr (Fresno State-2013).
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Due to Hurricane Irma, Florida's home game against Northern Colorado scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 9, was canceled. The previously announced NFF Hall of Fame On-Campus Salute, presented by Fidelity Investments, honoring 2017 College Football Hall of Fame electee Coach
Steve Spurrier will be postponed. The NFF will work together with Florida and Spurrier in attempting to reschedule the Salute later this season.
The NFF sends its thoughts and prayers to all of those on the east coast as they begin to recover from Hurricane Irma.
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Due to Hurricane Irma, Georgia Southern's home game against New Hampshire scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 9, was moved to Legion Field in Birmingham, Ala. The previously announced NFF Hall of Fame On-Campus Salute, presented by Fidelity Investments, honoring 2017 College Football Hall of Fame electee Adrian Peterson will be postponed. The NFF will work together with Georgia Southern and Peterson in attempting to reschedule the salute later this season.
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Alabama remained No. 1 with 44 first-place votes in the Week 2 FWAA-NFF Super 16 Poll. Oklahoma, Clemson, Penn State and Southern California 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 2017 season and the individual votes of all members will also be made public. The final poll will be released Dec. 3. The pollsters consist of FWAA writers and College Football Hall of Famers.
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Football Officials: Positions and Responsibilities: Part 3
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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.
In the last two columns we have looked at the positions and responsibilities of the seven or eight officials on the field. Today we focus on the Instant Replay officials.
Instant replay became a standard part of college football in 2005. This followed on the heels of the 2004 experiment by the Big Ten Conference, which the NCAA football rules committee judged to be so successful that it made instant replay an official rule. It has always been a "permissive" rule; that is, a conference may decide whether to use it. All 10 FBS conferences have been using instant replay for about the last decade. Now several of the FCS conferences are using the process as well.
The rules for instant replay require a minimum of three people involved in the replay process. During a game, these individuals are located in a secure booth in the press box with the required equipment to allow them to review plays in conjunction with the television broadcast. Most conferences use the required three officials, and in some cases there are four. The three are the Instant Replay Official, the Communicator, and the Technician.
The Technician is typically an employee of the home university who has the technical expertise to operate the equipment and to troubleshoot any technical issues that might arise during the game. She or he does not need a football background, but must be an expert at operating and managing the very sophisticated equipment used in the process.
The Instant Replay Official and the Communicator are the football experts in the replay booth. Because they must know the rules of the game, these people usually have a good background of officiating on the field. The Instant Replay Official is the team leader and the Communicator functions as his top lieutenant. They work together to decide when to stop the game for review and whether to support or reverse the call on the field. The fundamental assumption guiding the process is that the ruling on the field is correct. The Instant Replay Official may reverse a ruling if and only if there is indisputable video evidence that the ruling is incorrect.
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The entrance to the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta.
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Tailgate Saturdays Built by The Home Depot:
Join the Hall every Saturday this season from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. for Tailgate Saturdays Built by The Home Depot. Watch the top matchups of the week on the Hall's 36-foot HD video board while you enjoy beverages and tailgate games on the field. Participate in the GameDay Desk contest for a chance to win prizes. Visit the Hall's Twitter page
@cfbhall
each week and vote for the matchups you want to see on Saturday! There's no better way to spend your Saturday's this Fall than at the Hall.
September, Curing Kids Cancer Promotion: All month long, the Hall will donate $1 of every adult ticket sold to Curing Kids Cancer to help aid them in an effort to find cures for all childhood cancers in our lifetime.
About the College Football Hall of Fame: The College Football Hall of Fame and Chick-fil-A Fan Experience 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 Director Emeritus, 2015 NFF Legacy Award recipient and former SEC commissioner Mike Slive is creating a foundation for prostate cancer research.
College Football Hall of Famer Marc Wilson will have his No. 6 jersey retired by BYU on Sept. 16 during halftime of the BYU-Wisconsin game.
In honor of the 15th anniversary of his College Football Hall of Fame induction, coach Chris Ault was the honorary captain for Nevada's home opener against Toledo.
Western Michigan, the home of 2016 Campbell Trophy
®
winner Zach Terrell,
has been named the winner of the 2016-17 Mid-American Conference Institutional Academic Achievement Award.
Western Michigan honored former Michigan State punter and NFF National Scholar-Athlete Mike Sadler with helmet stickers during the meeting of the two teams on Saturday. The NFF State of Michigan Chapter renamed an award in honor of the late Sadler, and Western Michigan quarterback and 2016 Campbell Trophy® winner Zach Terrell was the first recipient.
Michigan's Atwater Brewery is releasing a special beer in honor of Sadler called Hey Diddle Diddle, after a trick play/fake punt that he converted against Iowa during Michigan State's 2013 season. A portion of the beer's sales will benefit the Michael Sadler Foundation.
Weekly TV Schedule:
Each week during the season, the NFF produces a comprehensive television schedule for all Division I (FBS and FCS) games complete with date, time, teams and on-air talent listings. Email news@footballfoundation.com to sign up for the weekly schedule.
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The
NFF Arkansas Chapter/Little Rock Touchdown Club
's
2017 speaker series continued today with
Arkansas athletics director Jeff Long. Former Ole Miss, Auburn, Texas Tech and Cincinnati head coach Tommy Tuberville will speak on Sept. 18.
The NFF Nebraska Chapter will hold its Hall of Fame Banquet Sept. 15 at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Neb. The NFF Nebraska Chapter, which sponsors the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame, announced the 2017 class, including former Nebraska players Chad Kelsay, Donnie McGhee, Zac Taylor and Randy Theiss. The class also includes Brad Ottis from Wayne State. Tom and Rhonda Peed will be honored with the Clarence E. Swanson Meritorious Service Award, and Nebraska Athletic Department administrators Chris Anderson and Pat Logsdon will accept Lyell Bremser Special Merit Awards.
The Touchdown Club of Atlanta-NFF Chapter will hold an Awards Luncheon Sept. 18 at 103 West in Atlanta. NFF Board Member and SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey will speak.
The NFF Tom Lombardo/St. Louis Chapter will kick off its 2017-18 luncheon series Sept. 20 at Lombardo's Restaurant (airport location). The guest speaker will be Missouri athletics director Jim Sterk.
The
NFF Western Massachusetts Chapter will host the Annual College Press-Coach Luncheon on Sept. 20 at the
Student Prince restaurant in Springfield, Mass. Area college coaches will discuss their teams at the event.
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New Football Schools
St. Andrews (N.C.) defeated Cincinnati Christian (Ohio), 48-25, for its first football win in school history... NFF correspondent Bo Carter profiled Texas Wesleyan's first home football game in 76 years...
Obituaries
Former Colorado linebacker Drew Wahlroos died Sept. 2. He was 37... Former Citadel football player Mitchell Jeter died in a car accident Sept. 9. He was 23... Former USF running back Joel Miller passed away Sept. 10. He was 29...
More News of Interest
Bill Osborn has accepted a new role with the VICIS Foundation as its Vice President, Mission... CBS Sports Network will continue to televise all Army home football games through 2022... FOX Sports kicked off the 2017 college football season with its most-watched opening week ever, from Thursday, Aug. 31, through Sunday, Sept. 3. ... The first week of the college football season was the most-watched week ever on Pac-12 Networks, as well as on the Pac-12 Now app and Pac-12.com where fans consumed over 120,000 hours of video... Click here to join Conference USA and member institutions in assisting the residents of Houston, Texas and the surrounding communities as they continue to battle the effects of Hurricane Harvey...
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Sept. 27, 2017
- Announcement of the 2017 semifinalists for The William V. Campbell Trophy®, presented by Fidelity Investments - Via Press Release
Nov. 1, 2017
- Announcement of the 2017 William V. Campbell Trophy® finalists, who comprise the 2017 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class, presented by Fidelity Investments - Via Press Release
Dec. 3, 2017 - Release of the Final FWAA-NFF Super 16 Poll for the 2017 season - Via Press Release
Dec. 4, 2017
- Ivy League's Asa S. Bushnell Cup Announcement, presented by the Pasadena Tournament of Roses, at the New York Hilton Midtown - New York City
Dec. 5, 2017
- NFF Annual Awards Press Conference at the New York Hilton Midtown - New York City
Dec. 5, 2017
- NFF Chapter Awards Luncheon, presented by Under Armour, at the New York Hilton Midtown - New York City
Dec. 5, 2017
- 60th NFF Annual Awards Dinner at the New York Hilton Midtown - New York City, including the induction of the 2017 College Football Hall of Fame Class and the 28th presentation of The William V. Campbell Trophy®, presented by Fidelity Investments and prominently displayed at the New York Athletic Club.
Dec. 6, 2017
- Campbell Trophy® Luncheon at the New York Athletic Club - New York City
Jan. 1, 2018
- The 13th Annual NFF National Hall of Fame Salute during the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl - Atlanta, Ga.
Jan. 8, 2018 -
Announcement of the 2018 College Football Hall of Fame Class during festivities prior to College Football Playoff National Championship - Atlanta, Ga.
Jan. 8, 2018
- College Football Playoff National Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium - Atlanta, Ga.
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The NFF would like to thank NFF correspondent Bo Carter for his contributions to this report.
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