3/11: Eddie George is back in Ohio!

Good in the Game 3/11

March 11, 2025

Good morning, football fans! Congratulations to 2021 College Football Hall of Fame inductee Rudy Hubbard, the legendary Florida A&M coach, on the naming of a street after him in Tallahassee — take a look!

Photo: Cal Athletics

Congratulations goes out to 2008 Campbell Trophy winner and 2025 NFF Hall of Fame inductee Alex Mack for his induction into the Senior Bowl Hall of Fame!

CLICK HERE to read more about Mack’s career and impact during his time with the Cal Bears.

Eddie George is headed back to Ohio!

George, a 2011 NFF Hall of Fame inductee from Ohio State who accumulated nearly 4,000 rushing yards in his Buckeye career, has agreed to become the next head coach at Bowling Green after a successful stint at Tennessee State.

CLICK HERE to read more about the Falcons selecting George to lead their program.

Join us to celebrate college football legends such as Montee Ball, Graham Harrell, Michael Strahan, Michael Vick and many, many more 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.

In the latest episode of the Good in the Game Podcast, host LaVar Arrington chats with West Virginia head coach Rich Rodriguez to discuss his coaching career, innovating offensive schemes like the RPO and what the game of football has done for him. Don’t miss it!

NFF chapters continue with a busy slate of events across the country, celebrating the best scholar-athletes from their respective regions. Collectively, the network will award more than $1 million in local scholarships this year while recognizing 3,500 high school and college student-athletes. Spanning 120 chapters in 47 states, the NFF Chapter Network serves as the heartbeat of a nationwide effort to promote amateur football and instill leadership, sportsmanship, and academic excellence among young players. The movement traces back to 1954, when the Cincinnati Club first discussed forming NFF chapters. Today, more than 12,000 passionate members continue that legacy, dedicated to Building Leaders Through Football. Together, they host more than 300 events annually, reaching 500,000 football players at 5,000 high schools.

Pictured above (clockwise from top left): The NFF S.M. McNaughton Chapter (LA) honored nine outstanding scholar-athletes on Feb. 20, each receiving a $1,000 scholarship. Chapter President Toni Goodin (holding the mic and a longtime chapter leader and Life Director of the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl) was also recognized as the recipient of the chapter’s 2025 Distinguished American Award—making history as the first woman to receive the prestigious honor. L-R: Eddie George—then Tennessee State head coach and newly appointed Bowling Green head coach—joined TSU Chaplain Lee Brown (2025 Fred Russell Distinguished American Award recipient), Tennessee State DB Jalen McClendon (Chapter University Scholar-Athlete honoree), and former Utah and NFL standout Kevin Dyson at the NFF Middle Tennessee Chapter event on Feb. 23. George, an Ohio State legend and College Football Hall of Fame inductee, helped celebrate the evening's honorees. The NFF Miss-Lou Chapter honored 12 scholar-athletes Feb. 25, distributing $10,000 in scholarships. L-R: Natchez High School Coach Steve Davis, second runner-up Dajuan Ty’reck Culbert of Natchez Early College and former Ole Miss center Ben Brown, who currently plays for the New England Patriots. Ethan Larson of Bloomingdale High School was honored as a scholar-athlete by the NFF Tampa Chapter on Feb. 27. He celebrated the achievement alongside proud family members, coaches, and school representatives.

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USA Today’s Jarrett Bell has written about the legendary coaching career of Jimmy Johnson, who announced recently his retirement from the FOX Sports studio.

From Super Bowl wins to Hall of Fame inductions, Johnson’s football resume stacks up with the best of them.

Marc Boutte, a three-year starter on the LSU defensive line in the early 1990s who was an All-SEC performer in both 1990 and 1991 before playing for both the Los Angeles Rams and Washington Redskins, has passed away. He was 55.

David Bills, who played football at the University of Illinois in the late 1960s and went on to a career in education, has passed away. He was 75.

Craig Wolfley, who played collegiately at Syracuse and for 10 years with the Pittsburgh Steelers before becoming a beloved radio broadcaster for the team, has passed away. He was 66.

Photo: Ron Jenkins/Getty Images

Zack Martin leaves football as one of the most dominant offensive linemen of his generation, earning two-time captain status at Notre Dame before working his way to nine All-Pro seasons with the Dallas Cowboys.

Upon the announcement of his retirement, Martin has penned a letter to the game he loves at The Players’ Tribune.

📰: Thank You, Football
The Players’ Tribune

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