Monday Chalktalk NCAAF News & Notes for May 12
editor1 |May 12,2008
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Courtesy National Football Foundation -
www.footballfoundation.com
2008 Divisional College Football Hall of Fame Class Announced
NFF chairman Archie Manning has announced the 2008 Divisional
College Football Hall of Fame Class, which considers players and
coaches from the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision
(formerly I-AA), Divisions II, III, and the NAIA for induction.
This year's class will be inducted into the College Football
Hall of Fame during the Enshrinement Festival, July 18-19, in
South Bend, Ind. The new group includes players Jim Ballard, QB,
Mount Union (Ohio) (1991-93); Ronald McKinnon, LB, North
Alabama (1992-95); John Randle, DE, Texas A&M- Kingsville
(1988-89); Brad Rowland, HB, McMurry College (Texas) (1947-50);
and coaches W.C. Gorden - Jackson State (1976-91): 119-47-5
record; Doug Porter - Mississippi Valley State (1961-65), Howard
(1974-78), Fort Valley State (Ga.) (1979-85, 1987-96):
166-107-5.
NFF and FWAA to Host Inaugural Football Forum
The inaugural NFF/FWAA Football Forum, which is entitled
"College Football: Today and Tomorrow" and presented by the
Heisman Trophy Trust, will be held this Thursday and Friday, May
15-16, in the Dallas area. Scheduled panelists include Army
director of athletics Kevin Anderson; Kansas head coach Mark
Mangino; TCU head coach Gary Patterson; Ohio State head coach
Jim Tressel; Florida State University president Dr. T. K.
Wetherell; Washington head coach Tyrone Willingham; and Notre
Dame director of athletics Kevin White.
NFF News
Thousands of college football fans from across the country will
join the National Football Foundation from July 18-19 at the
College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Ind., for the
organization's annual Enshrinement Festival, which will pay
tribute to the storied careers of 20 of the game's greatest
stars.
The weekend's celebration will include a celebrity golf
tournament, a live concert, a grand parade, a flag football game
featuring the Hall of Fame class, a youth clinic, culminating
with the Enshrinement Dinner and Show on Saturday night. Tickets
for all events go on sale to the general public this month.
Space is limited. Contact the Hall of Fame at 517-235-5717 to
purchase tickets. For more information and updates regarding the
College Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival, visit
www.collegefootball.org.
The NFF's Play It Smart program is currently recruiting
applicants for the position of "Academic Coach" on behalf of its
member schools and school districts. The academic coach
position requires a minimum of a bachelor's degree, experience
in the field of academic-athletic counseling, education, or
related field, and a demonstrated appreciation of
interscholastic athletics. All successful candidates must comply
with local school district requirements for background checks
and clearances. For more information, please visit
www.playitsmart.org.
Jack Grinold, namesake of the Jack Grinold/Greater Boston
Chapter and Northeastern associate director of athletics, has
made a $1 million donation to NU athletics. It is the largest
contribution to athletics ever made by a university staff member
and celebrates Grinold's 47th year in Northeastern athletics in
June.
The chapter will celebrate its annual Scholar-Athlete Awards
Dinner tonight in Randolph, Mass. The banquet will honor Harvard
head coach Tim Murphy with the Contribution to Football Award
and former Boston University star Bob Minihane with the
Distinguished American Award.
Upcoming NFF Chapter scholar-athlete events include: Greater
Austin, Capital District (N.Y.), Jack Grinold (Boston), and
Memphis - all on Monday; San Bernardino (Calif.) on Saturday,
May 17; Maine on May 21; Las Vegas on May 23; and Joe Tiller
(Ind.) on June 13.
Two-Minute Drill
Notre Dame and Arizona State will meet on Oct. 5, 2013, at the
new Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas... Northwestern
is sponsoring a Buddy Ball Day for approximately 25 special
needs children in the Evanston-Chicago area... Delaware head
coach K.C. Keeler and his wife Janice will serve as guest chefs
for the annual fundraiser to support the Boys and Girls Clubs of
Delaware on June 19... Ohio State athletics will receive a
Diversity in Athletics Award in the category of Overall
Excellence in Diversity at the NACDA Convention in Dallas...
Hendrix (Ark.) has voted to add football (at an unspecified
date) to its athletics program with NCAA Division III status.
Football last was contested at HC in 1960... Over 700 people
participated in the inaugural Coach Hep Indiana Cancer Challenge
cycle/run/walk event last Saturday. The event honored former
Hoosiers coach Terry Hoeppner, who died last year after battling
brain cancer, and was hosted by his widow Jane Hoeppner and
other family members... The 45,000-square foot Sports Museum of
America opens Wednesday in New York. The new facility contains
over 600 artifacts, 1,100-plus photos and more than 25
interactive displays. The museum also will display the very
first Heisman Trophy, which was won by Chicago's Jay Berwanger
in 1935... College Football Hall of Famer Grant Teaff is one of
the featured speakers at the National Association of Two-Year
College Athletic Administrators meetings in Dallas this June...
The Mid-American Conference has moved its 2008 media days at
Ford Field to July 28-29 in Detroit.
NCAA Academic Progress Rates (APR) were released last week. The
Top Five football APR scores among FBS members for 2007-08 were
Stanford (986), Navy (979), Rutgers (977), Duke (977), and Air
Force (976).
Baldwin-Wallace College will break ground at the George Finnie
Stadium on Saturday as it changes to Finnie Stadium/Tressel
Field. The name change honors College Football Hall of Fame
coach Dr. Lee Tressel, father of Ohio State mentor Jim
Tressel... Chattanooga played its spring game at Chamberlain
Field, which turns 100 years old this year. Chamberlain, the
home to Mocs football from 1908 to 1997, was the second-oldest
on- campus football facility in the nation next to Harvard
Stadium upon its closing in October of 1997. Over 80 former
players returned for the special occasion... Rutgers has begun
sales of first-ever premium seats in the new mezzanine boxes for
the 2008 campaign... Kentucky is upgrading the Nutter Field
House practice facility with FieldTurf... Northern Arizona has
installed a removable REALGRASS Matrix system at J. Lawrence
Walkup Skydome for the 2008 season... Kent State and Missouri
State will utilize a new Daktronics HD-X message and scoreboard
systems for '08 football... Northwestern State and Daktronics
have partnered for new scoreboards and message displays at
Turpin Stadium.
Colt Holbert of Mississippi State has received the 2008 Ben E.
Keith Scholarship from the Field Scovell Foundation in Dallas...
Maryland OT Edwin Williams is one of five national recipients
of the 2008 Wilma Rudolph Student-Athlete Achievement Award. The
award honors student- athletes who have overcome great
personal, academic, and/or emotional odds to achieve success in
the classroom. Williams is the only football standout on the
2008 list... Steve Roberts (Valdosta State), Kevin Ruple
(Baldwin-Wallace) and Jim Wright (NCAA) have been selected to
the 40th Hall of Fame class for College Sports Information
Directors of America (CoSIDA)... The Rimington Trophy released
its 2008 spring Watch List, which includes 2007 winner Jonathan
Luigs of Arkansas. There are 42 student- athletes on the initial
list... The FWAA will release the Bronko Nagurski Award's first
watch list later today.
The Emerald Bowl in San Francisco will be played on Dec. 27,
2008 at AT&T Park... The PetroSun Independence Bowl will fete
its 2008 Hall of Honor class on June 19 in Shreveport with
former LSU QB Herb Tyler, Alabama head coach Nick Saban and
former Indiana coach Terry Hoeppner (posthumously)... The Rose
Bowl is undertaking a major revamp of its game records through
the first 94 contests and will be releasing details and updates
in coming months.
Northern Iowa has signed an eight-year multimedia agreement for
athletics with Learfield Sports... Brown has inked a marketing
and communications contract with Nelligan Sports... Butler has
signed a multi-year apparel contract with Nike.
Johnny Frank Turner, 55, who started at center for Texas
Lutheran's 1974 NAIA championship team, died last week after a
long bout with cancer.
Key NFF Dates
May 15-16: NFF/FWAA Football Forum - Dallas, Texas July 18-19:
College Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival - South Bend, Ind.
July 23-27: NFF Play It Smart National Conference - Arlington,
Texas Dec. 9: NFF Annual Awards Dinner at the Waldorf=Astoria -
New York, N.Y. Jan. 5, 2009: National College Football Hall of
Fame Salute at theTostitos Fiesta Bowl - Glendale, Ariz. Jan. 9,
2009: Presentation of the MacArthur Trophy to the BCS National
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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