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Media Contacts:
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NFF Chalktalk - April 18, 2017
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Coach Wayne Hardin, a 2013 College Football Hall of Fame inductee who led the programs at Navy and Temple, passed away April 12. Born March 23, 1926, in Smackover, Ark., he was 91. He had just taken part in Temple Football alumni day festivities on Saturday, April 8, with more than 120 former Owls on hand.
The most successful coach in Temple football history and the coach of Navy's only two Heisman Trophy winners, Hardin created a Hall of Fame career, leading the Midshipmen and Owl programs to unprecedented accomplishments. He amassed an overall head coaching record of 118-74-5. |
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April 19, State of College Athletics Forum: The Big 12 Conference
will host its sixth
State of College Athletics Forum on Wednesday, April 19, at the Hall of Fame. This edition of the forum will focus on the topic of "Race and College Athletics." Emceed by SEC Network studio analyst Tony Barnhart, the Forum will be streamed live on ESPN3. Participants on the panel will include Big 12 Commissioner and NFF Board Member Bob Bowlsby, West Virginia athletics director Shane Lyons and College Football Hall of Famer and current ESPN analyst Mark May, among others.
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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Odierno, the 2013 recipient of the NFF Distinguished American Award, retired as Chief of Staff in 2015.
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NFF Board Members and College Football Hall of Famers Troy Aikman (UCLA) and Roger Staubach (Navy) are working to help the Children's Cancer Fund gross more than $1 million at its annual gala April 21 at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas.
NFF Board Member and College Football Hall of Famer Archie Griffin (Ohio State) and Hall of Fame coach Fred Martinelli (Ashland [Ohio]) accepted Ohio's Finest awards during Ohio State's annual football coaches clinic.
NFF Board Member and recently retired Chick-fil-A Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer Steve Robinson will speak July 21 at Pinnacle Country Club in Rogers, Ark., as part of the Northwest Arkansas 2017 Speaker Series.
College Football Hall of Famer Doc Blanchard (Army) and Hall of Fame coach Fisher DeBerry (Air Force)
will be inducted
into the State of South Carolina Football Hall of Fame on April 20. Former South Carolina State wide receiver Charlie Brown, former Clemson defensive end Levon Kirkland and former Furman and NC State Head Coach Dick Sheridan will also be inducted.
College Football Hall of Famer and 1987 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Gordie Lockbaum (Holy Cross)
will be inducted
into the Eastern College Athletic Conference Hall of Fame April 28. NFF Board Member Jack Ford will emcee the induction ceremony, which will take place at the Matrix Conference & Banquet Center in Danbury, Conn.
NCAA Executive Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and 1981 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Oliver Luck (West Virginia) will address bowl executive directors and personnel at the Football Bowl Association's annual meeting on April 18 in San Antonio.
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
Wisconsin-Stout offensive tackle Logan Stoa, who maintains a 3.42 GPA in business administration.
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The
NFF Tom Lombardo/St. Louis Chapter
will host its monthly luncheon on April 19 at Lombardo's restaurant. The guest speaker will be Missouri head coach
Barry Odom.
The NFF Texas Tech Chapter will host its scholar-athlete banquet April 19 at the Overton Hotel in Lubbock, Texas. The chapter will distribute $40,000 in scholarships.
The NFF Wisconsin Chapter's scholar-athlete recognition will take place April 21 at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery in Madison prior to the Wisconsin spring game.
The
NFF East Tennessee Chapter
will hold
its scholar-athlete awards brunch April 22
at The Foundry in Knoxville, Tenn., before Tennessee's spring game. Former Virginia Tech head coach Frank Beamer will receive the 2017 Neyland Trophy while longtime North Carolina play-by-play announcer and 2011 NFF Chris Schenkel Award recipient Woody Durham will receive the Lindsey Nelson Broadcasting Award.
The NFF Central Indiana Chapter will hold its scholar-athlete banquet April 22 at the Colts practice facility in Indianapolis. New Indiana head coach Tom Allen will be the guest speaker.
The
NFF National Capital (D.C.) Chapter will host its 11th annual scholar-athlete banquet April 23 at the Army Navy Country Club in Arlington, Va. The chapter will honor 45 high school and three collegiate scholar-athlete while distributing thousands of dollars in scholarships.
The
NFFCHOF Bill Dooley (N.C.) Chapter will hold its scholar-athlete banquet April 24 at the Pete & Lynn Murphy Center on the campus of East Carolina University. ECU radio play-by-play voice
Jeff Charles will emcee and ECU head coach
Scottie Montgomery will be the guest speaker.
The
NFF Corrigan/Faircloth (N.C.) Chapter will host its scholar-athlete banquet April 25 at Calvary Baptist Church in
Winston-Salem, N.C. Former Virginia Tech head coach Frank Beamer will be the guest speaker.
The NFF Brian Piccolo (Fla.) Chapter will have its scholar-athlete banquet April 26 at the Heron Bay Marriott in Coral Springs, Fla. Florida State head coach Jimbo Fisher will be the guest speaker.
The NFF Moose Krause (Ind.) Chapter scholar-athlete banquet is scheduled for April 26 at St. Hedwigs Banquet Hall in South Bend, Ind.
The NFF Passaic County (N.J.) Chapter will hold its scholar-athlete banquet April 26 at the Mountainside Inn in Clifton, N.J.
2016 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Carter Hanson
(Saint John's [Minn.]) will receive the 2017 Stein-Fallon Scholar-Athlete Award from the NFF Minnesota Chapter at the 10th annual Minnesota Football Awards, presented by the Minnesota Vikings, May 7 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. Click here for more info on the Minnesota Football Awards.
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Potential New Football Schools
The University of Arkansas-Little Rock
is reportedly currently doing a feasibility study on creating a football program...
Scheduling
Oregon and Baylor have scheduled a home-and-home series for 2027 and 2028... Northern Illinois and Florida State will play in 2018... The 2018 football game between Florida State and Virginia Tech will be nationally televised and played in prime time on Labor Day... Middle Tennessee and Iowa will meet in 2019... Georgia Southern and Ole Miss will meet in 2020... Southern Miss and Tulane have agreed to a four-game series beginning in 2022... Oregon will host Stony Brook in 2021 and Portland State in 2023... North Dakota State will play at Arizona in 2022... Texas State will host Texas Southern in 2018... CBS Sports Network and the NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl announced a multi-year partnership to televise the annual Bowl Game, beginning with the 2017 season...
Obituaries
Former Long Beach State head football coach and former Washington State tackle
Larry Reisbig passed away April 10. He was 77... Former Wake Forest football player and high school coach
Cliff Brookshire passed away April 9. He was 88... Former LSU football player Charles Lynn Oakley passed away April 10. He was 85... Morris Savage, a member of Auburn's 1957 National Championship team, passed away April 10. He was 79... Former Purdue football player Michael Eargle died April 11. He was 28... Craig Randall, a former Colgate football player and assistant coach at Army, Wichita State, Texas A&M, LSU and Mississippi State, passed away April 11. He was 83... Nick Menacof, who served as the Florida State football's public address announcer for 25 years, passed away April 17. He was 81...
More News of Interest
The Division I Council voted to eliminate football two-a-days... The Division I Council also adopted a new football recruiting model... The Division III Management Council has voted to eliminate traditional two-a-day practices in football... Camping World has reached an agreement to become the new title sponsor of the Orlando bowl most recently known as the Russell Athletic Bowl...
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The 2017 NFF Institutional Academic Membership program is now open. 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 that joined this week include Presidential Members Clemson, Colorado and the SEC; Founder Members Buffalo, Houston, North Dakota State and Northern Iowa; and Executive Members Butler, BYU, Colgate, Eastern Washington, Houston Baptist, Illinois State, James Madison, Montana, the Mountain West, Patriot League, Purdue, Rice, Southern Conference, Wagner and William & Mary.
Click here
to see all of the 2017 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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June 1, 2017 - 2018 College Football Hall of Fame Ballots distributed to members of the National Football Foundation - Irving, Texas
Sept. 27, 2017
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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. 4, 2017
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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 - 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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