The Selected picture box on the portal chooses one of the following at random when displaying the page. Follow the instructions below for adding or nominating a new picture to the list.
Usage
editFootball related Featured pictures from Wikipedia or Commons can be added directly to this list without nomination. All other images should be nominated first to ensure that we only display our best work on the portal. The procedure for nomination is at the bottom of this page.
Template
edit{{Portal:College football/Selected picture/Layout |image= |size= |caption= |text= |credit= |link= }}<noinclude> [[Category:College football portal selected pictures|{{SUBPAGENAME}}]] </noinclude>
Note that the prefix Image: is not required when using this template, also - the template will auto-wikilink the article entered in the link= field. Further information on this template can be found at Portal:College football/Selected picture/Layout.
To add a new image
edit- Click on the next successive empty entry or red link from this page.
- Paste the above layout template if it isn't already there.
- Add a free image.
- Add the credit line for the author with a wikilink or external link to their profile if possible.
- Write two or three sentences in the text field using information about the picture and its subject; you may find it useful to examine the existing entries for an idea of the length required.
- Include alternative text for handicapped readers in the caption field
- Ensure the main subject of the image is in bold and add this same article to the link field.
- Preview the page.
- Save the page.
- Go to the main Portal:College football page.
- Click on edit page.
- Update "max=" to its new total for the {{Random portal component}} on the main page. The line which is edited is this one: {{Random portal component|max=4|header=Selected picture|subpage=Selected picture}} Make sure that "max=" is the same numerical value as the image entry added above (i.e. if you added image 43, then max=43)
Selected pictures list
editImages that still need to be converted to new format
edit- All images at Portal:College football/Selected picture/2008
- All images at Portal:College football/Selected picture/2007
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editThird quarter of the game between the visiting No. 5 Ohio State Buckeyes and the No. 1 USC Trojans at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 13, 2008; USC would win, 35-3.
Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska, home of the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team.
Autzen Stadium, home of the Oregon Ducks football team.
Oklahoma Sooners football player Ryan Reynolds (American football) tackles a member of the Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team in a 2009 game.
Opening day for the new Bright House Networks Stadium at University of Central Florida.
DeSean Jackson of the California Bears waves to the crowd at California's 2007 game against the Oregon Ducks.
Ottawa Braves line up against the Baker Wildcats on August 25, 2012 at Peoples Bank Field
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Pictures 21 - 30
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Pictures 31 - 40
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Nominations
editFeel free to add related featured pictures to the above list. Other pictures may be nominated here.
- Pictures must be
- Free to use and hosted on Commons
- Of good quality (not blurred, grainy or discoloured)
- Interesting
- Relevant to an article or topic
Current Nominations
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