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Steve Hatchell,
President & CEO
Media Contacts:
Phil Marwill | 917-579-4256
Alan Cox | 972-556-1000
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NFF Chalktalk - Jan. 18, 2017
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| The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame salutes the College Football Playoff (CFP) and its staff for their exceptional efforts in staging the Third Annual CFP National Championship along with the Tampa Bay Organizing Committee for their hospitality in hosting multiple first-class events. |
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The NFF announced Jan. 9 the 2017 College Football Hall of Fame Class, which includes the names of 10 First Team All-America players and three standout coaches:
Players:
- BOB CRABLE - LB, Notre Dame (1978-81)
- MARSHALL FAULK - RB, San Diego State (1991-93)
- KIRK GIBSON - WR, Michigan State (1975-78)
- MATT LEINART - QB, Southern California (2003-05)
- PEYTON MANNING - QB, Tennessee (1994-97)
- BOB McKAY - OT, Texas (1968-69)
- DAT NGUYEN - LB, Texas A&M (1995-98)
- ADRIAN PETERSON - RB, Georgia Southern (1998-2001)
- MIKE RUTH - NG, Boston College (1982-85)
- BRIAN URLACHER - DB, New Mexico (1996-99)
Coaches:
- DANNY FORD - 122-59-5 (66.9%); Clemson (1978-89), Arkansas (1993-97)
- LARRY KEHRES - 332-24-3 (92.9%); Mount Union (Ohio) (1986-2012)
- STEVE SPURRIER - 228-89-2 (71.8%); Duke (1987-89), Florida (1990-2001), South Carolina (2005-15)
The 2017 College Football Hall of Fame Class will be inducted at the
60th NFF Annual Awards Dinner on Dec. 5, 2017, at the New York Hilton Midtown
. The inductees will also be honored at the National Hall of Fame Salute at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl on Jan. 1, 2018, and they will be recognized at their respective collegiate institutions with NFF Hall of Fame On-Campus Salutes, presented by Fidelity Investments, during the fall. Their accomplishments will be forever immortalized at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta.
Click here
for more on this year's Hall of Fame Class, including full bios.
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Jan. 22 - NFC Championship Watch Party: Watch the National Football League's NFC Championship between the Atlanta Falcons and Green Bay Packers from the Hall's indoor 45-yard football field and 36-ft. HD videoboard. Get food, your first drink free and access to tour the Hall for $30! Kickoff time is 3:05 p.m.
Click here for tickets.
Feb. 1 - National Signing Day: Watch some of high school's brightest football stars announce their college choice at National Signing Day! The Hall is partnering with the Touchdown Club of Atlanta-NFF Chapter, 680 the Fan and Fox 5 for an on-field event where fans can watch the top recruits select their new schools. To purchase tickets, visit
www.cfbhall.com.
February - Black History Month: Celebrate the history of college football with a special temporary exhibit telling the story of southern African-American football players that played at Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the Specialty Exhibit delivered by UPS. The exhibit will open on Feb. 1.
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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| Check out FootballMatters.org, the NFF's home for storytelling that promotes the power of amateur football. Recent headlines on the site include: |
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The College Football Playoff (CFP) announced that former Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer, Robert Morris University President and 1990 NFF William V. Campbell Trophy recipient Chris Howard (Air Force) and Ohio State Athletics Director and 2008 NFF John L. Toner Award recipient Gene Smith have been appointed to the College Football Playoff Selection Committee for three-year terms.
NFF Board Member Bill Battle announced he will retire as Alabama's athletics director to assume a new role as Special Assistant to the President.
College Football Hall of Famer and current BYU offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Ty Detmer (BYU) and former football players Tommy Vardell (Stanford) and Troy Vincent (Wisconsin)
are among
the six former student-athletes who will be recognized with the NCAA Silver Anniversary Award for their collegiate and professional achievements. They will be honored during the 2017 NCAA Convention today in Nashville, Tenn.
College Football Hall of Famer Herschel Walker (Georgia) was selected as the recipient of the 2016 PwC Doak Walker Legends Award. He will be honored during the Doak Walker Award Presentation Banquet on Feb. 18 in Dallas.
College Football Hall of Famer Jim McMahon (BYU) was selected as the Davey O'Brien Legends Award recipient. He will be honored during the 40th Annual Davey O'Brien Awards Dinner at the Fort Worth Club (Texas) on Feb. 20.
Four NFF National Scholar-Athletes appear on rosters of teams that will play in the NFL Conference Championships on Jan. 22. 2008 Campbell Trophy winner Alex Mack (California) and 2007 honoree Jacob Tamme (Kentucky) play for the Atlanta Falcons while 2010 honoree Nate Solder (Colorado) and 2014 honoree Jordan Richards (Stanford) play for the New England Patriots.
2016
Campbell Trophy
winner
Zach Terrell
(Western Michigan) and 2016 NFF National Scholar-Athletes Brooks Ellis (Arkansas), Cooper Rush (Central Michigan) and Karter Schult (Northern Iowa) will all
play in the
East-West Shrine Game on Jan. 21 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. The game will kick off at 3 p.m. ET and air on the NFL Network.
2016 NFF National Scholar-Athlete
Zay Jones
(East Carolina) has
accepted an invitation to play in the
2017 Reese's Senior Bowl, which will kick off Jan. 28 at 2:30 p.m. ET in Mobile, Ala., and air on the NFL Network.
2014 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Zach Zenner (South Dakota State), now playing for the Detroit Lions, will spend his offseason working on a medical research project at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Detroit.
NFF Program Updates
The NFF Scholar-Athlete of the Day, presented by Fidelity Investments, is a daily segment honoring the semifinalists for the 2016
William V. Campbell Trophy, presented by Fidelity Investments. Today's honoree is 2016
Campbell Trophy finalist and Wake Forest safety
Ryan Janvion, who maintains a
3.53 GPA in business and enterprise management.
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| College Football Hall of Famer Johnny Majors (Tennessee) holds the innovative ZERO1 helmet from NFF partner VICIS. In the middle is VICIS VP Business Development and former Pittsburgh wide receiver Billy Osborn. |
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The NFF Essex County (N.J.) Chapter hosted its annual Sports Nut Night on Jan. 17 at Mayfair Farms in West Orange, N.J.
The NFF Clark County (Wash.) Chapter's 25th Annual Scholar-Athlete Banquet will be held tonight at Hudson Bay High School in Vancouver, Wash. Former Washington State and NFL kicker Rian Lindell will be the guest speaker at the event that will distribute $15,000 in scholarships.
The Little Rock Touchdown Club/NFF Arkansas Chapter's
Annual Awards Banquet will take place Jan. 19 at the Embassy Suites in Little Rock. NFF Chairman, College Football Hall of Famer and 2016 NFF Gold Medal recipient Archie Manning (Mississippi) will be the guest speaker.
The Arlington (Texas) Independent School District will hold a dedication and open house for Eddy & Debbie Peach Elementary School on Jan. 28. The school is named in honor of former Arlington Lamar High School football coach Eddy Peach, and his wife, Debbie. Coach Peach received the NFF Gridiron Club of Dallas Chapter's Legends Award in 2016.
The NFF Touchdown Club of Houston Chapter will honor Greater Houston Area and South Texas High School football alumni who have participated in past Super Bowls as a player, coach or official. The event will be held at the Houston Marriott South at Hobby Airport, on Monday Jan. 30, with doors opening at 11:30 a.m. The luncheon will feature a question and answer forum moderated by former NFL quarterback and current Yahoo Sports personality Sean Salisbury. College Football Hall of Famers Donny Anderson (Texas Tech), Dave Elmendorf (Texas A&M) and Joe Washington (Oklahoma) are among those anticipated to attend.
The NFF Valley of the Sun (Ariz.) Chapter will host its Fifth Annual College Signing Day event on Feb. 1 at Majerle's Sports Grill Desert Ridge in Phoenix. Learn more at www.aznff.com.
North Carolina at Pembroke senior place-kicker
Matt Davis
was selected as the
recipient of the 2016 Fred Mitchell Award, which is presented to the nation's top place-kicker in FCS, Division II, Division III, NAIA or NJCAA for excellence on the football field and in the community. He will be honored at Halas Hall on Feb. 20 at the NFF Chicago Metro Chapter's annual Awards Ceremony.
The NFF Greater Cincinnati Chapter's scholar-athlete banquet will be held Feb. 28 at The Renaissance Cincinnati Downtown. The banquet will honor 2017 College Football Hall of Fame electee Bob Crable (Notre Dame) and will feature Cincinnati's new head football coach Luke Fickell. The Anthony Muñoz Foundation's Offensive and Defensive Linemen of the Year will be honored by Anthony Muñoz, a former USC offensive tackle and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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New Football Schools
New athletics director
Jim Sarra discussed the potential of football coming to the University of Illinois Springfield...
Scheduling
Arizona and Colorado State
agreed to a home-and-home series in
2027 and 2028... Virginia and Maryland scheduled a home-and-home series in 2023 and 2024... Boston's Fenway Park will host three games in 2017: Connecticut-Boston College, UMass-Maine and Brown-Dartmouth... Kansas announced future series with Boston College, Duke and Coastal Carolina... East Carolina and Appalachian State agreed to a four-year series... The Sun Belt announced its 2017 in-conference opponents...
People
California named Justin Wilcox as its head coach... Western Michigan named Tim Lester head coach... Alabama named Greg Byrne as its new athletics director... Arizona named Erika Hanson Barnes as interim athletics director... Baldwin Wallace (Ohio) named James Hilvert Jr. as its head coach...
Awards & Honors
Clemson quarterback
Deshaun Watson has been selected as the 2016 winner of the Manning Award presented by the Allstate Sugar Bowl... Fourteen Southeastern Conference student-athletes have been selected to represent their team and institution as a member of the first SEC Football Student-Athlete Leadership Council...
Milestones
The average college football team
topped 30 points per game for the first time in the game's history,
busting the record of 29.7 points per game per team set last fall...
Marketing
The Big South Conference
unveiled a new brand identity...
Donations
The College Football Playoff Foundation and Mountain West Conference announced funds for more than 200 DonorsChoose projects in elementary and secondary schools across the Conference's geographical footprint...
More News of Interest
Updated football practice guidelines that seek to make student-athletes safer have been released by the NCAA...
Obituaries
Former
Howard Payne (Texas) football player Franklin Barnett passed away Jan. 6. He was 91... Former Penn State football player
Wayne Berfield passed away Jan. 10. He was 78... Former Mississippi State football player
Nick Giambelluca Sr. passed away Jan. 11. He was 85... Former South Carolina football player
Will Harvin passed away Jan. 12. He was 92... Former South Carolina quarterback Johnny Gramling passed away Jan. 13. He was 85... Missouri State running back Richard Nelson died Jan. 14. He was 18... Former Arizona States sports information director Richard "Moon" Mullins passed away Jan. 14. He was 84... Northern Michigan offensive lineman Anthony Herbert died Jan. 17. He was 20...
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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.
Centre (Ky.) joined this week as an Executive Member.
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.
Click here to see all of the members of the 2016 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Alumni Association.
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Dec. 4, 2017
- Presentation of the Asa S. Bushnell Cup to the Ivy League Football Players of the Year at the New York Hilton Midtown at an event presented by the Pasadena Tournament of Roses - 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.
Jan. 1, 2018 - The 13th Annual NFF National Hall of Fame Salute during the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl - 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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