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

🏈 Reggie Bush tells his ‘I Played’ story
🏈 Dennis Thurman talks about the bond of the locker room
🏈 Flag football gets a major push from NCAA
🏈 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: Reggie Bush
College: USC
Accomplishments: 2023 NFF College Football Hall of Fame inductee
Now: College football studio analyst at FOX Sports

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 is one example of what makes the sport so meaningful!

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“In that locker room, every day, you’re living with those guys, breathing with those guys, fighting with those guys, bleeding with those guys, it becomes a part of you. That’s something you never really lose. That’s why going from playing to coaching has continued to give me that feeling of togetherness.”

— Dennis Thurman, 2025 NFF College Football Hall of Fame inductee

What does it look like when a player truly does it all — the right way? In this episode of Good in the Game, the official podcast of the National Football Foundation, host and College Football Hall of Famer LaVar Arrington sits down with one of the greatest linebackers in the history of college football — Paul Posluszny.

A two-time Butkus Award winner, Academic All-American of the Year, two-time team captain at Penn State (first Lion to do it since 1968), one of only 49 individuals recognized as both an NFF College Football Hall of Fame inductee and an NFF National Scholar-Athlete, 11-year NFL veteran, with his MBA from Carnegie Mellon (PA) — Posluszny is the definition of Linebacker U. But this conversation goes far beyond the highlight reel.

• Bob Bleden, who played collegiately at Notre Dame and later for the Dallas Cowboys, has passed away. He was 78.

• Robert Coleman, who played collegiately at Clemson, has passed away. He was 86.

• Deontavis Cooper, a high school prospect who was committed to play at Tulane, has passed away. He was 17.

• Thomas Davis, who played collegiately at Clemson, has passed away.

• Don Haugo, who played collegiately at Minnesota, has passed away. He was 78.

• Tom Moore, who played collegiately at The Citadel and was the head coach for the Bulldogs for four seasons, has passed away. He was 81.

• Len Sears, who played collegiately at South Carolina, has passed away. He was 82.

• Robert Shealy, who played quarterback at South Carolina from 1951-55, has passed away. He was 93.

• Morris Watts, who played collegiately at Tulsa and later became a coach with stints at Arkansas, Central Michigan, Drake, Indiana, Kansas, LSU, Louisville, Miami (OH), Michigan State, Mississippi State, Purdue, Texas Southern and in the NFL with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, has passed away. He was 88.

Join the Celebration of College Football’s Greatest Legends — December 8, 2026

May 27 — Announcement of the 2026 NFF High School Team of Distinction

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

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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