7/15: Charles Davis is back for more!

Good in the Game 7/15

July 15, 2025

Good morning, football fans! A trio of Appalachian State football players gave back and grew the game at a Girls on the Run event last weekend!

Charles Davis is back! The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame have announced that Davis, the highly regarded CBS Sports announcer, will emcee the 67th NFF Annual Awards Dinner Presented by Las Vegas on Dec. 9 at the Bellagio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

Davis previously emceed the event in 2024, 2023 and 2019, and he has lent his talents at other NFF events over the years, serving as the emcee for the NFF Leadership Hall of Fame induction ceremonies of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (2014), Atlanta Falcons Owner and Chairman Arthur Blank (2018) and Miami Dolphins Chairman/Managing General Partner Stephen M. Ross (2019).

CLICK HERE to read more about Davis emceeing the 67th NFF Annual Awards Dinner Presented by Las Vegas!

In the latest episode of the Good in the Game Podcast, host LaVar Arrington sits down with the Fighting Illini's Kevin Hardy to chat about how he fit in with the famed 90s linebackers at Illinois, what got him into the game and how he thought he'd be able to wear number 50 at UI (hint...the legend who's award he won in 1995 went to UI and wore number 50...there was no shot!)

Join us to celebrate college football legends such as Alex Mack, Nick Saban, Steve Slaton and many, many more at one of the sport's grandest traditions

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.

🏈 The Monday Morning Quarterback Club of Birmingham, Alabama, a chapter of the National Football Foundation, will present the Nick Saban Legacy Award to coaches David Cutcliffe and the late Pat Dye on Aug. 18 during an event in Birmingham. Lauren Sisler and Rick Neuheisel will emcee, and Nick and Terry Saban will be on hand as the guests of honor. Dye headed programs at East Carolina, Wyoming, and Auburn, and he was inducted into the NFF College Football Hall of Fame in 2005. Cutcliffe led programs at Ole Miss and Duke. Saban is a member of the 2025 NFF College Football Hall of Fame Class.

CLICK HERE for more information and tickets!

Graphic: The Athletic

Week-to-week throughout the season, Big Ten teams are playing for more than bragging rights and a leg up in the conference standings. Trophies are on the line!

Pete Williams, who claimed the NFF Outstanding Football Official Award in 1990 and played football at Navy from 1946–48 before a distinguished career as an official in the Southeastern Conference for 26 years, passed away July 4. He was 98.

Jon Bible, a longtime football referee in the Southwest Conference, Big 12, and NFL who also earned induction into the Collegiate Baseball Hall of Fame as a college baseball umpire, passed away on July 12 after a battle with cancer. He was 75. He was also the great-nephew of College Football Hall of Fame coach Dana X. Bible.

Luis Sharpe, a first-team All-Pac 10 offensive lineman at UCLA in 1981 before becoming a two-time NFL All-Pro and three-time Pro Bowler, has passed away. He was 65.

Pettis Norman, a two-time All-CIAA selection at Johnson C. Smith University from 1960-61, has passed away. He was 86.

Bob Brunet, a running back at Louisiana Tech in the 1960s and a 1968 NFL Draft pick by the Washington Redskins, has passed away. He was 78.

Name: Mary Kate Skelton
High School: South Jones High School (Ellisville, Miss.)
College: Ole Miss (women’s soccer)

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