Monday Chalktalk NCAAF News & Notes for August 11
editor1 |Aug 11,2008
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NFF News
The College Football Hall of Fame and the Madison Center will
present the 11th Annual KeyBank Salmon Chase on Sept. 13 in
South Bend, Ind. The 10K/5K will begin at 8:00 a.m., prior to
the Notre Dame vs. Michigan game. For more information, please
visit www.collegefootball.org.
New members of the NFF's National Scholar- Athlete Alumni
Association: John Cochran (Auburn); Morgan Copeland, Jr.
(Texas); Tim Green (Syracuse); Dr. Craig Mahoney (Iowa State);
Peyton Manning (Tennessee); and Dr. Harry Tolly (Nebraska).
Several College Football Hall of Famers have participated in
previous in Olympic games. These inductees include: Jim Thorpe
(Carlisle); Herschel Walker (Georgia); Ollie Matson (San
Francisco); Jack Riley (Northwestern); and Sam Francis
(Nebraska).
The Auburn Chapter held its annual membership drive on Aug. 7 at
the university's football complex. Members of the Tigers'
coaching staff attended and spoke to the group of approximately
80 about the upcoming season. The attendees then accompanied the
coaches to the team practice afterwards.
Two-Minute Drill
Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops, several assistant coaches and
members of the '08 Sooners' football squad volunteered for bone
marrow donor screenings last week... Florida State has
established a Seminole Fitness Challenge to promote exercise
among youngsters... 2005 College Football Hall of Fame inductee
David Williams will return to Illinois for the school's
Renaissance Celebration Game against Eastern Illinois on Sept.
6. He joins a long list of legendary Illinois players for the
2008 home opener, when fans will get their first look at the
newly finished stadium... 2006 College Football Hall of Famer
Chad Hennings will be the guest speaker for Rockpointe Church's
(Texas) Leadership Series on Aug. 20... Michigan, Notre Dame and
Oklahoma ranked as the top three nationally in football
traditions based on a national survey by Collegiate Licensing
Co. and Learfield Sports... The "Vince Dooley Roast & Toast"
charity event was held last Saturday in Atlanta. Proceeds
benefitted Children's Healthcare of Atlanta... Washington State
QB legend Drew Bledsoe and university president Elson S. Floyd
will be the featured speakers at the 46th annual Northwest Dodge
Dealers Cougar Sports Banquet and Auction on Aug. 21...
Delaware head coach K.C. Keeler and Delaware State mentor Al
Lavan are celebrity chefs tonight in the Dover Downs Is Cooking
contest to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Delaware and Impact
Delaware Tobacco Prevention Coalition... Central Michigan head
coach Butch Jones threw out the first pitch at Comerica Park in
Detroit last month... SMU will honor its 1968 Astro-Bluebonnet
Bowl squad during Lettermen's Weekend festivities on Sept 5-6...
Navy has established a season ticket sales record for the third
season in succession... Fonda and Wayne Huizenga, Jr. , part
owners of the Miami Dolphins, recently addressed the Appalachian
State football squad on life lessons... Montana State football
staff members helped build a home for Habitat for Humanity...
Over 550 youth football players attended the NCAA's Football
Youth Day clinics in New Orleans, Atlanta and Albuquerque.
Kansas State head coach Ron Prince received a five-year contract
extension through 2013... Ohio hired Russ Eisenstein as its new
director of broadcasting... Leigh Torbin was named director of
communications at UCF... The Papajohns.com Bowl named Joe Dean
Jr. chairman of community relations.
Texas Tech unveiled expansion plans of $25 million for Jones
AT&T Stadium after the '08 season... Penn State will introduce
LED ribbon boards at Beaver Stadium this season and signed a
deal with software supplier ANC Sports... Hawai'i has signed an
eight-year athletics apparel and merchandising agreement with
Under Armour... Judy Devine, a long- time member of the Kent
State athletics department, has made a large donation to the
university, benefitting the expansion of KSU's Academic Resource
Center and the Athletic Academic Honors Dinner... Michigan also
unveiled its new Adidas jerseys for '08... The Eastern Michigan
Athletics Department celebrated a second consecutive
record-breaking fundraising year.
Utah State's 2009 Athletics Hall of Fame includes football
legends OL Dave Kragthorpe, RB-KR Tom Larscheid and QB John
Pappas... The Football Writers Association of America (FWAA)
announced the addition of three members to its 2008 All-America
Committee, which selects winners of the Bronko Nagurski and
Outland trophies: Frank Coyle, draftinsiders.com; Chadd Cripe,
Idaho Statesman; and Phil Stukenborg, The Memphis Commercial
Appeal... Allstate has become the corporate sponsor of the 2008
American Football Coaches Association Good Works Team. Over 70
student-athletes from all NCAA and NAIA divisions have been
nominated for the 22-man team, which will be named later in the
fall.
Chick-fil-A has become a sponsor of ESPN's "College GameDay" ...
FSN Ohio will become the exclusive regional cable home of
Cincinnati football after a new multi- year agreement with the
university... Yale will be featured in three consecutive Ivy
League games on the YES Network... Sports streaming facilitator
Jacked has signed a cooperative agreement with VERSUS. Versus
will also televise 23 college football games this year,
including eight from the Mountain West and five each from the
Big 12, Pac-10 and the Ivy League.
Jack Rockne, 82, the only living child of College Football Hall
of Fame head coach Knute Rockne, died yesterday in South Bend,
Ind. He was youngest of four children of the coaching legend...
Simpson Pepper, 79, the public address voice of Alabama football
from 1970-97 and hundreds of games at Birmingham's Legion Field
from the 1960s until recent years, died in Birmingham last
week.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Reminder - All NFF members are eligible to
receive a discount off the Blue Ribbon Football Yearbook. To
order, call 866.805.BALL, provide your membership number and use
"NFF08" as the promo code.
Key NFF Dates
Sept. 1: NFF High School Football Showcase - Irving, Texas
Oct. 19: First Release of 2008 BCS Standings - Irving, Texas
Dec. 9: NFF Annual Awards Dinner at the Waldorf=Astoria - New York, N.Y.
Jan. 5, 2009: National Hall of Fame Salute at the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl -
Glendale, Ariz.
Jan. 9, 2009: Presentation of MacArthur Trophy to BCS champion - Miami, Fla.
2009 BCS Schedule
Jan. 1: Rose Bowl presented by Citi - Pasadena, Calif., ABC
Jan. 1: FedEx Orange Bowl - Miami, Fla., Fox
Jan. 2: Allstate Sugar Bowl - New Orleans, La., Fox
Jan. 5: Tostitos Fiesta Bowl - Glendale, Ariz., Fox
Jan. 8: FedEx BCS National Championship Game - Miami, Fla., Fox
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