7/22: Meet us at the Summit!

Good in the Game 7/22

July 22, 2025

The National Football Foundation Campbell Trophy Summit returns this week! Now in its fifth year, the Annual William V. Campbell Trophy® Summit takes place each summer at Stanford University. The event serves as a powerful force for connecting former Campbell Trophy® nominees with some of the nation's top CEOs and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs who impart valuable life lessons for attendees at all stages of their careers.

The attendees come from more than 150 colleges and universities from all divisions, and their careers range from doctors, engineers, lawyers, physicists and business and civic leaders.

For a look at what to expect this week at Stanford, check out the highlights from last year’s William V. Campbell Trophy® Summit in the video below!

And for those who would like to follow along with the events of the week, you can on X, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube and Threads!

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 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!

Lee Corso was honored at last week’s ESPYs for his impact on college football ahead of what will be his final appearance on ESPN’s “College GameDay” show on August 30 in Columbus, Ohio ahead of Ohio State vs. Texas.

Robert "Bobby" Gaston, a Georgia Tech wingback in the 1940s who went on to become one the game's most prominent officials and the recipient of the NFF Outstanding Football Official Award in 1995, passed away in June. He was 101.

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

Kellyanne Lytal, the daughter of Trinity football offensive coordinator Wade Lytal, perished during the catastrophic flooding along the Guadalupe River at Camp Mystic earlier this month. She was 8.

Bryan Braman, who played collegiately at Idaho, Long Beach Community College and West Texas A&M before a Pro Bowl NFL career that included a win in Super Bowl LII with the Philadelphia Eagles, has passed away. He was 38.

Lamont Green, who played collegiately at Florida State and was named a First Team All-ACC linebacker in 1998, has passed away. He was 49.

Corey Adams, a freshman defensive lineman on the Ole Miss football team, has passed away. He was 18.

Name: Kenny Chesney
High School: Gibbs High School (Corryton, Tenn.)
College: East Tennessee State University

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July 24-26 — Campbell Trophy Summit at Stanford University

August 11 – FWAA-NFF Super 16 Preseason Poll

August 23 – Week Zero Games

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