What do we have included in this week’s National Football Foundation Footballetter?

🏈 Beau Robbins tells his ‘I Played’ story
🏈 Aaron Graves tells us what’s good in the game
🏈 Delaware Valley honors scholar-athletes
🏈 And much more!

College football players are members of the greatest fraternity in the world. Check out the National Football Foundation’s ‘I Played’ roster and submit your story to join today!

Members who recently submitted their ‘I Played’ story: 

• Al Story, Georgia — Retired Secret Service

• Montee Ball, Wisconsin — Co-Founder, VIVO Colorado

• Patrick Porter, Kentucky — Chief Human Resources Officer, Resolve Marine

Name: Beau Robbins
College: Indiana
Achievements: William V. Campbell Trophy semifinalist
Now: Analyst, Periculum Capital
Watch: Beau Robbins for ‘I Played’

There are good things happening all over the game of football. The National Football Foundation has asked individuals to share an example of something they see happening within our sport that is good for the game. Here are their answers!

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“We have a lot of guys that volunteer all over the community. The food bank in Iowa City is a big one, and there’s an animal shelter nearby, too. During the offseason, guys are always going to those places.”

— Aaron Graves, 2025 William V. Campbell Trophy finalist (Iowa)

Super Bowl Heads Back To Las Vegas

Congratulations to Steve Hill, CEO/President of the LVCVA and a member of the NFF Board of Trustees, on his role in securing an agreement with the NFL to bring the Super Bowl back to Las Vegas in 2029. Super Bowl LVIII was played in Las Vegas in 2024. Super Bowl LXIII joins the 2027 College Football Playoff National Championship among the major events slated for Allegiant Stadium in the coming years.

Six Decades Strong In Delaware Valley

The NFF Delaware Valley (NJ) Chapter hosted its 64th annual George Wah Scholar-Leader-Athlete Awards Dinner March 8 in Princeton, N.J. The chapter awarded more than $29,000 in scholarships to students from 19 area high schools while also recognizing local college and youth players. The chapter also honored leaders from the coaching and officiating ranks. The chapter’s Robert F. Casciola Distinguished American Award was presented to Kenneth M. Fisher Jr., owner/president of Nassau Communications, who served on the outpost’s board for more than two decades.

In the most recent episode of the NFF Podcast, host LaVar Arrington sits down with one of the best coaches in the country right now, Texas Tech's Joey McGuire. The guys discuss their past coaching together in the Under Armour All-American game, Texas Tech's big year, McGuire's coaching career & how Coach keeps his teams motivated.

Jeff Siemon, a 2006 NFF College Football Hall of Fame inductee who starred as a linebacker at Stanford from 1969–1971, passed away March 28. He was 75.

A consensus First Team All-America pick in 1971, he was a two-time All-Pac-Eight selection in 1970 and 1971.

Click here to read more about the life and legacy of Jeff Siemon.

• Eric Alexander, who played both offense and defense under Woody Hayes at Ohio State, has passed away. He was 69.

• Warner Alford, a former player, coach and athletic director at Ole Miss, has passed away. He was 88.

• Ed Blaine, who played collegiately at Missouri and became a Super Bowl champion with the Green Bay Packers, has passed away. He was 86.

• Joey Browner, who played collegiately at USC and became an All-Pro with the Minnesota Vikings, has passed away. He was 65.

• Melvin Foster, who played collegiately at Iowa, has passed away. He was 59.

• John Jarrett, who played collegiately at North Dakota, has passed away. He was 86.

• Larry Price, who coached at Hawaii and later broadcasted Hawaii games, has passed away. He was 91.

• Barret Robbins, who played collegiately at TCU and in the NFL with the Oakland Raiders, has passed away. He was 52.

• Stephen Sabbag, who played collegiately at UMass Amherst, has passed away. He was 78.

• Sam Scarber, who played collegiately at New Mexico and in the NFL for the Dallas Cowboys before finding success as a Hollywood actor, has passed away. He was 76.

• John Trant, who played collegiately at Pittsburgh, has passed away. He was 87.

• Phil Wise, who played collegiately at Nebraska-Omaha and in the NFL for both the Jets and Vikings, has passed away. He was 76.

April 8 — Announcement of the 2026 NFF Hampshire Honor Society

June 1 — Release of the 2027 NFF College Football Hall of Fame Ballot

June 16 — Announcement of the 2026 NFF High School Team of Distinction

July 23-25 — NFF Campbell Trophy® Summit at Stanford University

September 23 — Announcement of the 2026 NFF Campbell Trophy® Semifinalists

October 21 — Announcement of the 2026 NFF Campbell Trophy® Finalists

December 8 — 68th NFF Annual Awards Dinner Presented by Las Vegas at Bellagio Resort & Casino

December 8 — Announcement of the winner of the 37th NFF William V. Campbell Trophy®

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