2/18: Troy Aikman Is Living The Dream

Good in the Game 2/18

February 18, 2025

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“I was able to live a dream.”

College Football and NFL Hall of Famer Troy Aikman threw for hundreds of touchdowns in his playing career and has called hundreds more in the booth. It’s not the touchdowns he cherishes most, though — it’s the relationships he has made both in his playing and broadcasting career. Listen to Aikman in his “I Played” testimonial.

Join us to celebrate all that is good in college football at one of the sport's grandest traditions — the 67th NFF Annual Awards Dinner Presented by Las Vegas — Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, at the iconic Bellagio Hotel & Casino.

The highlight of the Awards Dinner will be the induction of the 2025 College Football Hall of Fame Class, where 18 legendary players and four acclaimed coaches take their place amongst the greatest of all time. The inductees proudly represent every region of the country, 28 collegiate institutions, 11 conferences, and seven decades.

2024 NFF Hall of Fame inductee Tim Couch sat down with LaVar Arrington in the most recent episode of the Good in the Game Podcast to discuss his work ethic on and off the field, sacrificing for the good of the team, and what the game of football means to him. You won’t want to miss their conversation!

2025 NFF High School Showcases

The NFF High School Showcases provide thousands of eligible high school football players an opportunity for academic and participation scholarships to play at the next level.

Launched by a group of Houston high school coaches in 2009, the concept expanded to Southern California in 2013. Florida joined in 2017 and Arizona in 2023. Other sites in the past have included Atlanta, Charlotte (NC) and Detroit. Collectively, the organizers anticipate the four events in 2024 will reach more than 1,200 seniors with an estimated one-in-four receiving some kind of financial aid to go to college.

UPCOMING SHOWCASES:

Feb. 22, 2025
The 12th Annual Terry Donahue Memorial California Showcase will take place at the Orange County Great Park in Irvine, California.

CLICK HERE to read more about the impact of the NFF High School Showcases!

Chicago State has officially launched a search for a head coach to lead its newly-created football program, which is expected to begin play at the NCAA Division-I Subdivision level in 2026.

Donn Moomaw, the 1973 College Football Hall of Fame Inductee who starred as a two-way player for the UCLA Bruins from 1950-52, passed away Feb. 10 in Pasadena, California. He was 93 and the second oldest living Hall of Fame player.

Moomaw arrived on campus as an end before being shifted to center and linebacker by Hall of Fame coach Henry "Red" Sanders. He was a two-time First Team All-American (1950, 1952), earning consensus honors in 1952. Injuries in 1951 limited him to the All-America second team, but he was deemed an All-Conference first-teamer for the second of three consecutive years. He twice earned team MVP honors, garnering Lineman of the Year accolades as a senior.

Click here to read more about the legacy of Donn Moomaw.

Peter Tuiasosopo, who played collegiately at Utah State and spent time in the NFL from 1987-88 with the St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Rams, has passed away. After his playing days, Tuiasosopo turned to acting, where he had a successful career. He was 61.

Wally Gabler, the starting quarterback for the Michigan Wolverines in 1965 before throwing for over 13,000 yards and 60 touchdowns in a long CFL carer, has passed away. He was 80.

Jim Karsatos, a two-year starter at quarterback for the Ohio State Buckeyes from 1985-86 who threw for nearly 5,000 yards during his collegiate career, has passed away. He was 61.

Ernie Kellerman, a three-time All-MAC quarterback from 1962-64 for the Miami (Ohio) Redhawks, has passed away. He was 81.

Did you know that after Donn Moomaw’s playing days were over, he became a reverend and friend of future president Ronald Reagan?

In fact, Moomaw gave invocations at both of Reagan’s inaugurations!

You can read Moomaw’s words from the 1981 inauguration by clicking here.

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