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Every Ohio State football player in the College Football Hall of Fame

Ohio State has some of the most iconic players in college football history. Here is a list of Buckeyes in the College Football Hall of Fame.

It’s the pinnacle of any sports career — making it into the Hall of Fame. With Ohio State being one of the best college programs of all time, you can bet that the Buckeyes have had their fair share of players and coaches that have been enshrined in Atlanta.

With the news of the latest College Football Hall of Fame ballot including former OSU players James Laurinaitis and Mike Doss, we thought it’d be fun to take a walk down memory lane and remember all the former Ohio State players that can already be referred to as HOF members.

Get ready, because there is a bunch of them — 24 to be exact. And while that pales in comparison to Notre Dame’s 44, it is still the fourth most of any program in the history of the sport. The other two ahead of the Buckeyes besides the Irish? USC is second with 30, and yes — Michigan — is third with 25 players having been inducted.

Here are all 23 players that wore the scarlet and gray and eventually made their way to the College Football Hall of Fame.

Former 49ers OL Harris Barton named to College Football Hall of Fame

Former San Francisco 49ers OL Harris Barton will go into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Former 49ers offensive lineman Harris Barton will go into the College Football Hall of Fame as part of the 2021 class.

Barton was a terrific offensive lineman at the University of North Carolina. He began his career as a center before moving to left tackle where he starred for his final three seasons and earned the ACC’s Outstanding Offensive Lineman award his senior year.

San Francisco selected Barton No. 22 overall in the 1987 draft. He started nine of his 12 games as a rookie before becoming the full-time starter his second year. Barton played 10 of his seasons in red and gold, won three Super Bowls, earned a Pro Bowl bid in 1993, and First-Team All-Pro nods in 1992 and 1993.

Here’s the rest of the 2021 College Football Hall of Fame class:

DB David Fulcher – Arizona State (1983-85)
LB Dan Morgan – Miami [FL] (1997-2000)
QB Carson Palmer – Southern California (1998-2002)
QB Tony Romo – Eastern Illinois (1999-2002)
DL Kenneth Sims – Texas (1978-81)
RB, C.J. Spiller – Clemson (2006-09)
RB, Darren Sproles – Kansas State (2001-04)
OT, Aaron Taylor – Notre Dame (1990-93)
DE, Andre Tippett – Iowa (1979-81)
LB, Al Wilson – Tennessee (1995-98)
Coach, Rudy Hubbard – Florida A&M (1974-85)
Coach, Bob Stoops – Oklahoma (1999-2016)

Texas legend Kenneth Sims inducted into College Football Hall of Fame

It was a long wait, but Texas legend Kenneth Sims has finally been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

After waiting nearly forty years, Texas legend Kenneth Sims was finally inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Continue reading “Texas legend Kenneth Sims inducted into College Football Hall of Fame”

Notre Dame has a new College Football Hall of Fame member

Notre Dame adds one to their leading number of CFB Hall of Famers as Aaron Taylor was named to the 2021 class today.

Notre Dame has a new enshrinee in the College Football Hall of Fame as former offensive tackle standout Aaron Taylor will officially be part of the 2021 class.

The announcement was made on SportsCenter on Monday, as Taylor joins 10 other players and two coaches in the 2021 class.

In all honesty, how it took this long for Taylor to gain enshrinement is beyond me compared to how long others in his class didn’t have to wait.

RELATED:  Early look at Notre Dame’s 2021 football schedule

The entire class is listed below and more on Taylor follows that:

PLAYERS:
  • Harris Barton – OT, North Carolina (1983-86)
  • David Fulcher – DB, Arizona State (1983-85)
  • Dan Morgan – LB, Miami [FL] (1997-2000)
  • Carson Palmer – QB, Southern California (1998-2002)
  • Tony Romo – QB, Eastern Illinois (1999-2002)
  • Kenneth Sims – DT, Texas (1978-81)
  • C.J. Spiller – RB/KR, Clemson (2006-09)
  • Darren Sproles – RB, Kansas State (2001-04)
  • Aaron Taylor – OT, Notre Dame (1990-93)
  • Andre Tippett – DE, Iowa (1979-81)
  • Al Wilson – LB, Tennessee (1995-98)
COACHES:
  • Rudy Hubbard – 83-48-3 (63.1%); Florida A&M (1974-85)
  • Bob Stoops – 190-48-0 (79.8%); Oklahoma (1999-2016)

More on Aaron Taylor…

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Notre Dame has a new College Football Hall of Fame member

Notre Dame adds one to their leading number of CFB Hall of Famers as Aaron Taylor was named to the 2021 class today.

Notre Dame has a new enshrinee in the College Football Hall of Fame as former offensive tackle standout Aaron Taylor will officially be part of the 2021 class.

The announcement was made on SportsCenter on Monday, as Taylor joins 10 other players and two coaches in the 2021 class.

In all honesty, how it took this long for Taylor to gain enshrinement is beyond me compared to how long others in his class didn’t have to wait.

RELATED:  Early look at Notre Dame’s 2021 football schedule

The entire class is listed below and more on Taylor follows that:

PLAYERS:
  • Harris Barton – OT, North Carolina (1983-86)
  • David Fulcher – DB, Arizona State (1983-85)
  • Dan Morgan – LB, Miami [FL] (1997-2000)
  • Carson Palmer – QB, Southern California (1998-2002)
  • Tony Romo – QB, Eastern Illinois (1999-2002)
  • Kenneth Sims – DT, Texas (1978-81)
  • C.J. Spiller – RB/KR, Clemson (2006-09)
  • Darren Sproles – RB, Kansas State (2001-04)
  • Aaron Taylor – OT, Notre Dame (1990-93)
  • Andre Tippett – DE, Iowa (1979-81)
  • Al Wilson – LB, Tennessee (1995-98)
COACHES:
  • Rudy Hubbard – 83-48-3 (63.1%); Florida A&M (1974-85)
  • Bob Stoops – 190-48-0 (79.8%); Oklahoma (1999-2016)

More on Aaron Taylor…

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Former Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops named to College Football Hall of Fame

Former Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops has been named to the College Football Hall of Fame’s 2021 Class.

An Oklahoma coaching legend is headed to the most prestigious level in the sport.

Former Sooners head coach Bob Stoops has been named to the College Football Hall of Fame’s 2021 Class.

In his 18 seasons as the head man of Oklahoma, he won 190 games including the program’s seventh national championship in the 2000-2001 season. His 190 wins are tied for the 22nd-most in college football history and the most in school history.

He won a whopping ten Big 12 conference championships, and coached two Heisman-winning quarterbacks in Jason White and Sam Bradford. Stoops not only managed to leave the program in better shape than when he found it, but he also set them up for long-term success after his retirement. On the day of his announced retirement, he gave the keys to a young Lincoln Riley who he had hired as the offensive coordinator just two years prior. Now, Riley is one of the most highly-regarded coaches in the sport and the Sooners are once again a national title contender each and every year.

Stoops is royalty in Norman and the state of Oklahoma and has been for awhile. Now, he is royalty amongst all of college football.

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Former Cowboys QB Tony Romo named to College Football Hall of Fame

The latest honor for Dallas’s four-time Pro Bowl passer comes for his stellar career at Eastern Illinois University from 1999 to 2002.

Tony Romo is headed to the Hall of Fame. The College Football Hall of Fame, that is.

The 40-year-old ex-Cowboys quarterback will be included as part of the College Football Hall of Fame’s 2021 class in an announcement set for Monday. Romo’s CBS broadcast booth partner, Jim Nantz, broke the news during Sunday’s Bears-Saints playoff game.

According to the College Football Hall of Fame, only 0.02% of collegiate players and coaches ever earn this distinction. This was Romo’s second time being nominated.

Romo played quarterback for Eastern Illinois from 1999 to 2002. In 33 starts over three seasons, he threw for 7,816 yards and 82 touchdowns. He earned Ohio Valley Player of the Year honors all three seasons. His senior year, Romo was a consensus first-team All-American and won the Walter Payton Award, given to the best player in the nation in Division I-AA, now referred to as FCS. His No. 17 college jersey was retired at Eastern Illinois- the same alma mater of Saints head coach Sean Payton and current 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo- in 2009.

Romo was working from home during Sunday’s telecast, following COVID-19 protocols. After Nantz’s on-air announcement, Romo confessed that the commemorative ball marking his official Hall of Fame invitation had been delivered the day prior.

The four-time Pro Bowler was his usual self-deprecating self upon Nantz revealing the honor.

“Are you sure it’s me?” Romo quipped. “You didn’t mess up? It’s not somebody else here?”

Romo also shared that his sons had gotten to the ball first, before he realized what it was.

“That ball actually came to me yesterday, Jim,” the former Cowboy said. “And my kids grabbed it and started playing with it. I was like, ‘Hold on! Give me that back! I think that one might be important.'”

The College Football Hall of Fame is located in Atlanta. Romo and the rest of the 2021 class will be officially inducted during the 63rd National Football Foundation Annual Awards Dinner on December 7, alongside the 2020 Hall of Fame Class (the 2020 event was postponed due to COVID-19).

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Jim Nantz welcomes Tony Romo to College Football Hall of Fame

Jim Nantz told Tony Romo he is headed for induction to the College Football Hall of Fame

Sweet moment in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s Chicago Bears-New Orleans Saints NFC Wild-Card game on CBS.

And it didn’t happen on the field.

CBS play-by-play voice Jim Nantz had the honor and privilege of letting his analyst, Tony Romo, know he is going to be an inductee in the next class of the College Football Hall of Fame.

Romo played at Eastern Illinois.

As a sophomore in 2000, he ranked second in Division I-AA in passing efficiency, completing 164-of-278 (59%) passes for 2,583 yards and 27 touchdowns. As a junior, he led Division I-AA in passing efficiency, completing 138-of-207 passes for 2,068 yards and 21 touchdowns.

As a senior, he set school and conference records for completions with 258 in 407 attempts for 3,418 yards. 

He finished second in school and third in conference history with 8,212 passing yards and second in school history with 584 completions and 941 attempts.

In 2002, Romo became the first player in Eastern Illinois and Ohio Valley Conference history to win the Walter Payton Award, given annually to the top Division I-AA football player. He finished his career holding school and conference records with 85 touchdown passes.

In 2009, Eastern Illinois University retired Romo’s No. 17 jersey and inducted him into EIU’s Hall of Fame. Romo is the first Eastern Illinois player to have his number retired.

He said of the event, “It was such an honor to be inducted into the Hall of Fame here, and with the jersey ceremony, it holds a special place in your heart.”

Countdown to Texas football: Best to wear No. 60

Continuing the countdown to kickoff for the Texas Longhorns, we remember number 60 Tommy Nobis.

Longhorns Wire is continuing the series of jersey numbers to match the days until Texas kicks off the season. On Monday, we find ourselves remembering No. 60. No current Longhorn can wear this number since it has been retired by the University of Texas. Continue reading “Countdown to Texas football: Best to wear No. 60”

Countdown to Texas Football: Best Longhorn to wear No. 62

As the countdown to the Texas Longhorns kicking off the season continues, we remember Bob McKay who wore number 62.

Longhorns Wire is continuing the series of jersey numbers to match the days until Texas kicks off the season. On Sunday, we find ourselves remembering No. 62. No current Longhorn wears that number.

Continue reading “Countdown to Texas Football: Best Longhorn to wear No. 62”