Each NFF Scholar-Athlete of the Day is selected from the list of
candidates for the NFF National Scholar- Athlete Awards, presented by Fidelity Investments®.
Nominated by their school as the absolute best all-around
scholar-athlete on their team, 127 candidates met the high standards
needed for consideration in 2011. As part of its effort to highlight
the best of the gridiron, the NFF will separately highlight each of
these 127…
Tuesday's Chalktalk - February 21, 2012
Five 2011 NFF National Scholar-Athletes Head to NFL Combine
Beginning Wednesday and lasting through Tuesday, Feb. 28, five 2011 NFF National Scholar-Athletes will participate in the NFL Combine. Georgia punter Drew Butler, Michigan State quarterback Kirk Cousins, Northern Illinois quarterback Chandler Harnish, Texas A&M quarterback Ryan Tannehill and Yale quarterback Patrick Witt. The Combine will once again be…
HOUSTON – Hundreds of senior football players from Houston-area high schools will participate in the fourth annual Greater Houston Senior Football Showcase this Saturday, February 18 on the outdoor fields at the Methodist Training Center. The event runs from 8:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. CST.The Showcase is organized by the Touchdown Club of Houston in conjunction with the Houston Independent School District and the Houston Texans. More than 75 local area…
Each NFF Scholar-Athlete of the Day is selected from the list of
candidates for the NFF National Scholar- Athlete Awards, presented by Fidelity Investments®.
Nominated by their school as the absolute best…
Each NFF Scholar-Athlete of the Day is selected from the list of
candidates for the NFF National Scholar- Athlete Awards, presented by Fidelity Investments®.
Nominated by their school as the absolute best…
Each NFF Scholar-Athlete of the Day is selected from the list of
candidates for the NFF National Scholar- Athlete Awards, presented by Fidelity Investments®.
Nominated by their school as the absolute best…
HOUSTON – Hundreds of senior football players from Houston-area high schools will participate in the fourth annual Greater Houston Senior Football Showcase this Saturday, February 18 on the outdoor fields at the…
Each NFF Scholar-Athlete of the Day is selected from the list of
candidates for the NFF National Scholar- Athlete Awards, presented by Fidelity Investments®.
Nominated by their school as the absolute best…
OXFORD, Miss. – The Ole Miss Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame will honor the late Michael Rubenstein with its Contribution to Amateur Football Award Thursday night at halftime of…
Start Date:
Early June (Summer); Early September (Fall); mid-January (Spring)Application Deadline: April 1 (Summer); August 15 (Fall); January 15 (Spring)Length: 9-10
week commitmentTime Commitment:
Monday-Friday,…
Columbus, Ohio - The Columbus Chapter of The National Football Foundation (NFF) and College Hall of Fame held its 51st annual Scholar-Athlete Awards Banquet February 6 at the Ohio Union on the Campus of The Ohio…
Each NFF Scholar-Athlete of the Day is selected from the list of
candidates for the NFF National Scholar- Athlete Awards, presented by Fidelity Investments®.
Nominated by their school as the absolute best…
The Capital, the main hometown paper of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., ran a feature story today about 2010 College Football Hall of Fame inductee Chet Moeller. Moeller, who nationally redefined the…
Tuesday's Chalktalk - February 21, 2012
Five 2011 NFF National Scholar-Athletes Head to NFL Combine
Beginning Wednesday and lasting through Tuesday, Feb. 28, five 2011 NFF National Scholar-Athletes will participate…
Monday's Chalktalk - February 13, 2012
TIME OUT: Annual Meeting of the NCAA Rules Committee
EXCLUSIVELY to Monday's Chalktalk, Rogers Redding, the national coordinator of College Football Officiating, provides…
Eli Manning Becomes the First NFF National Scholar-Athlete to Quarterback Two Super Bowl Championship Teams
Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind., 2003 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Eli Manning (Ole Miss)…
Monday's Chalktalk - January 30, 2012
Emeritus NFF Board Member Larry Striplin, Jr. Passes Away
Emeritus NFF Board Member Larry Striplin, Jr., who has served on board of the National Football Foundation since 1997,…
Monday's Chalktalk - January 23, 2012
NFF Statement on the Passing of Joe Paterno
Coach Joe Paterno, a 2007 inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame from Penn State, passed away Sunday at Mount Nittany…
NFF Historian Dan Jenkins Selected to World Golf Hall of Fame
NFF Historian and famed college football writer Dan Jenkins has been selected to the World Golf Hall of Fame. With more than six decades of experience…
News and Notes from around the world of college football.
Alabama Claims Record Sixth NFF MacArthur Bowl
The National Football Foundation (NFF) Tuesday presented the NFF's MacArthur Bowl to Alabama (12-1) as their…
Allstate Sugar Bowl to Host the 7th Annual NFF National Hall of Fame Salute Tonight
Tonight, the Allstate Sugar Bowl will host the 7th Annual NFF National Hall of Fame Salute. The event will honor the newest class…
Six NFF National Scholar-Athletes Head to Bowl Games
Six members of the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class, presented by Fidelity Investments, will participate in the 2011-12 bowl season.
NFF NATIONAL…
College Football Hall of Famer Harley Sewell Passes Away
Former Texas guard Harley Sewell, a 2000 College Football Hall of Fame inductee, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 17. He was 80.
To read more on Sewell, please…
Submitted by RogersRedding on Sep 8, 2011 at 3:19pm
Periodically, Rogers Redding,
the national coordinator of College Football Officiating, will provide
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.
Here are a couple of little known historical facts about Penn State's
famous plain and simple football uniforms you probably didn't know.In
1908, when numbers were first used by two college teams, Penn State
played one of those teams in the last game of the season, and for the
first time numbers appeared on Penn State's jerseys.
Submitted by GeraldBrence on Jun 13, 2011 at 12:49pm
I grew up in Oklahoma and always wanted to play in the Oil Bowl but never got the opportunity. Then I moved to Texas and coached high school football and wanted to coach in the Oil Bowl but never did. My two oldest sons didn't get to play in the game either.
The first ever game of college American Football to be played on African soil will kick off on Saturday, May 21, when the city of Arusha in Tanzania hosts the Global Kilimanjaro Bowl. The historic game will match the Drake University Bulldogs against an all-star college team from Mexico, the CONADEIP all-stars.In addition to competing on the football field, members of both teams will undertake a series of projects to benefit the local community while…
As hard as it may be to believe, it's been three months
since we honored our 16-member National Scholar-Athlete class at the
Waldorf=Astoria in New York. Since then, the Scholar-Athletes have completed
their college football carriers and moved on to the next chapter in their
lives. For many of our 2010 class, their post-dinner activities meant playing
in bowl games and preparing for April's NFL Draft.
Before we examine the Scholar-Athletes' draft…
Capture the emotion of new College Football Hall of Famers as they
express what it means to be recognized among the greatest coaches and
players in the history of the game.
Throughout the football season, records are
broken, titles are won, and champions are made, but perhaps the most
bountiful memories are supplied by the magnetic December…
