Walter Camp
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Sep 19, 2026
Matt MurphyCORRESPONDENT
Early football, borrowed from rugby, was played on fields that varied from school to school.
Matt MurphyCORRESPONDENT
But in 1881, Yale's Walter Camp, an influential coach and football rules pioneer, helped standardize the field at 110 yards with no end zones.
Matt MurphyCORRESPONDENT
Then in 1912, officials shortened the playing field to 100 yards and added 10-yard end zones, creating the familiar layout still used today.
Matt MurphyCORRESPONDENT
Hash marks arrived in 1933, and in 1974, the NFL moved the goalpost to the back of the end zone.
Jeremy CookGUEST
So let me read off some of these.
Jeremy CookGUEST
Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week, Walter Camp, FBS Offensive Player of the Week, Davey O'Brien, National Quarterback of the Week, Earl Campbell, Tyler Rose, National Award Player of the Week.
Jeremy CookGUEST
The Morning Star, Star of the Week, one of eight.
Jeremy CookGUEST
The Davey O'Brien, Great Eight, one of eight.
MarkHOST
Over time, people began creating more organized rules.
MarkHOST
One of the most important figures in the development of American football was Walter Camp.
MarkHOST
He is often called the father of American football.
MarkHOST
Camp helped introduce important ideas.
ClaraHOST
You can really hear it in the performances.
AdrianHOST
Rockne sits by his bed and tells Gip that Walter Camp has named him a fullback on the All-American team.
ClaraHOST
Gip knows he is dying.
ClaraHOST
And he delivers the speech that has become arguably the most famous monologue in American sports history.
Tom GreenGUEST
Um, a guy that's, you know, didn't play a whole lot as a freshman, but really broke out last year.
Tom GreenGUEST
And, you know, he's a preseason Walter Camp All-American this year.
Tom GreenGUEST
Um, their senior safety, Peyton Bowen, I thought was the most impressive defensive player on the field for them in the opener.
Tom GreenGUEST
Um, you know, he's basically been a, a staple of that secondary for all four seasons that he's been at Oklahoma.
Tom GreenGUEST
A guy that didn't play a whole lot as a freshman but really broke out last year.
Tom GreenGUEST
He's a preseason Walter Camp All-American this year.
Tom GreenGUEST
Their senior safety, Peyton Bowen, I thought was the most impressive defensive player on the field for them in the opener.
Tom GreenGUEST
He's basically been a staple of that secondary for all four seasons that he's been at Oklahoma.
Boomer EsiasonHOST
The Maxwell Award.
Gregg GiannottiHOST
Walter Camp.
Boomer EsiasonHOST
Right.
Gregg GiannottiHOST
Doak Walker Award.
Boomer EsiasonHOST
The Maxwell Award.
Al DukesPANELIST
Walter Camp.
Boomer EsiasonHOST
Right.
Al DukesPANELIST
Doak Walker Award.
Scott ProcterHOST
For sure.
Scott ProcterHOST
I mean, in addition to that, Lamont Lester also won the Walter Camp National Player of the Week award.
Jake SchwanitzHOST
Mm-hmm.
Scott ProcterHOST
Which he split with Malachi Tony-
Scott ProcterHOST
...
Scott ProcterHOST
in college football.
Scott ProcterHOST
Um, yeah, Lester and Tony, you know, split that Walter Camp Award for, for last week.
Scott ProcterHOST
I mean, you get, like you said, talked about yesterday, man.
Janet GriffithNARRATOR
The 5'8 Kansas native was the only transfer running back to join the program over the offseason.
Janet GriffithNARRATOR
Phillips was a first-team All-America running back by Walter Camp, AFCA, and Sports Illustrated at South Dakota last year.
Janet GriffithNARRATOR
He finished the season with 1,921 rushing yards and 19 touchdowns on 294 carries, becoming the fastest coyote in the program's Division I era to surpass 1,000 rushing yards in a season.
Janet GriffithNARRATOR
I think it's a good group, and LJ has been a great addition, Ferentz said.
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