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Sooners Legend Dewey Selmon headed to the College Football Hall of Fame

Oklahoma legend Dewey Selmon to be inducted in the College Football Hall of Fame as part of the 2024 class per report.

The College Football Hall of Fame has enshrined a number of Oklahoma Sooners greats of the past. And according to Brett McMurphy of the Action Network, another Sooners Legend will be inducted as part of the 2024 class.

Dewey Selmon will join brother and fellow defensive line stalwart Lee Roy Selmon in the College Football Hall of Fame.

Dewey was a member of the Oklahoma Sooners national championship teams in 1974 and 1975 and earned All-American honors in 1975. He was a two-time All-Big 8 selection for the Sooners.

In 1974 and 1975, Selmon and the Sooners went 22-1. During his career, he and brother Lee Roy were considered the best defensive linemen in the game and were the anchors to a Sooners defense that only allowed 8.4 points per game in 1974 and 12.3 points per game in 1975.

The Selmon Brothers were enshrined on campus at the University of Oklahoma back on Sept. 24, 2022.

Dewey Selmon was drafted in the second round by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and played 80 games in six seasons between the Bucs and the Chargers.

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Gators legend Tim Tebow joins College Football Hall of Fame

On Tuesday, legendary Florida Gators quarterback Tim Tebow was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Legendary University of Florida quarterback [autotag]Tim Tebow[/autotag] was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame Tuesday night during the 65th National Football Foundation Annual Awards Dinner in Las Vegas.

“It means a lot not just for the accolade—which it’s humbling to be in the hall of fame, but it also represents the incredible young men that I got to play with because the special thing about football is that it’s never just about you,” Tebow said.

“It is about the band of brothers that you get to play with, train with, work with, sweat with, create a vision and a goal and strive for that. I wouldn’t be here without their talent, their hard posture, their skillset, and also the relationships, the camaraderie and the brotherhood. It means a lot to me for that and it also means a lot to me for the coaches that I got to play for.”

Tebow is the 13th Gator and 10th Florida player inducted into the Hall of Fame. He joins Steve Spurrier and Danny Wuerffel as the third UF quarterback inducted and is the first member of the 2007 and 2009 BCS National Championship teams to receive the honor.

The football team honored Tebow on the field during the regular-season finale against Florida State.

The 2023 College Football Hall of Fame Class includes:

  • Eric Berry – DB, Tennessee (2007-09)
  • Michael Bishop – QB, Kansas State (1997-98)
  • Reggie Bush – RB, Southern California (2003-05)
  • Dwight Freeney – DE, Syracuse (1998-2001)
  • Robert Gallery – OT, Iowa (2000-03)
  • LaMichael James – RB, Oregon (2009-11)
  • Derrick Johnson – LB, Texas (2001-04)
  • Bill Kollar – DT, Montana State (1971-73)
  • Luke Kuechly – LB, Boston College (2009-11)
  • Jeremy Maclin – WR/KR, Missouri (2007-08)
  • Terance Mathis – WR, New Mexico (1985-87, 1989)
  • Bryant McKinnie – OT, Miami [FL] (2000-01)
  • Corey Moore – DL, Virginia Tech (1997-99)
  • Michael Stonebreaker – LB, Notre Dame (1986, 1988, 1990)
  • Tim Tebow – QB, Florida (2006-09)
  • Troy Vincent – DB, Wisconsin (1988-91)
  • Brian Westbrook – RB, Villanova (1997-98, 2000-01)
  • DeAngelo Williams – RB, Memphis (2002-05)
  • Coach Monte Cater – 275-117-2 (70.1%); Lakeland [WI] (1981-86), Shepherd [WV] (1987-2017)
  • Coach Paul Johnson – 189-99-0 (65.6%); Georgia Southern (1997-2001), Navy (2002-07), Georgia Tech (2008-18)
  • Coach Roy Kramer – 83-32-2 (71.8%); Central Michigan (1967-77)
  • Coach Mark Richt – 171-64-0 (72.8%); Georgia (2001-15), Miami [FL] (2016-18)

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Former Broncos Bill Kollar and Tim Tebow inducted into College Football Hall of Fame

Congrats to former Broncos DL coach Bill Kollar and former quarterback Tim Tebow for being inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame!

Former Denver Broncos coach Bill Kollar and former quarterback Tim Tebow were inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame on Tuesday. The two were first elected to the Hall of Fame in January.

Tebow was a college standout at the University of Florida, where he was a member of two national championship-winning teams, in 2007 and 2009. He was drafted 25th overall by the Denver Broncos in the 2010 NFL draft. In 2011, Tebow’s fourth-quarter heroics led the Broncos to a wild-card playoff berth. Denver made it to the AFC divisional game before losing to Tom Brady’s New England Patriots. After that season, Tebow was traded to the New York Jets when the Broncos signed Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning. Tebow is now an ESPN college football analyst.

Kollar was one of the masterminds behind the 2015 “No-Fly Zone” defense that helped Denver win Super Bowl 50. In college at Montana State, Kollar had a stellar 1973 season, when he recorded 17 tackles, one sack, three fumble recoveries and three pass breakups. Kollar is the first former Bobcat to be enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame.

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Joe Theismann acknowledges anniversary of career-ending injury

The anniversary of an important event is here.

People have spent the past 24 hours panicking over Twitter’s future. But until the site goes away, we will continue to see prominent figures create commemorative tweets when the time calls for them. Case in point, former Notre Dame quarterback and College Football Hall of Famer [autotag]Joe Theismann[/autotag]. Friday marked the anniversary of the broken leg on “Monday Night Football” that cut his career short, and he wanted to let everyone know:

We won’t post the video of the injury because it’s just too graphic. However you can stomach the footage, it still is big to see Theismann acknowledge the moment that took away his gift. While it’s far from the first time he’s discussed it publicly, that doesn’t lessen the impact of these particular words.

It’s unfair to think about what would have happened had he played a few more years. Maybe he would have gotten that Pro Football Hall of Fame call. Regardless, he still had an amazing career. We all would have loved to experience every he did before the injury.

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Chiefs legend Eric Berry honored by University of Tennessee

#Chiefs legend Eric Berry was honored by the University of Tennessee.

The Kansas City Chiefs’ history of elite players runs long at every position throughout the franchise’s history. The star players who wore red and gold made significant names for themselves professionally and were standouts in the collegiate ranks.

A player that symbolizes excellence at the college and NFL level was former Chiefs safety Eric Berry. After being announced as the latest inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, the Chiefs legend was honored over the weekend by his alma mater, the University Of Tennesse. Berry will be the school’s 25th inductee and was celebrated during the team’s home matchup against Texas A&M.

“It was amazing. I didn’t know what to expect all those times staying up late, working out, being with my teammates.” said Berry in the Tennessee Athletics video montage, “I knew I wanted to be in the Hall of Fame, but nothing about today right there… that was amazing.”

Berry was a two-time First-Team All-American member of the Volunteers before being drafted by the Chiefs in 2010 and starring in the secondary for eight seasons. He finished his NFL career as a five-time Pro Bowler and was named to the NFL 2010’s All-Decade team as one of the best safeties of his era.

Les Miles could be ineligible for CFP Hall of Fame following sanctions

With LSU’s vacated penalties, former LSU coach Les Miles is no longer eligible for the College Football Hall of Fame.

Former LSU head coach Les Miles was set to be eligible for the College Football Hall of Fame in the upcoming years but following LSU’s self-imposed sanctions including 37 vacated wins from 2012 through 2015, that is no longer the case.

Vacating those 37 wins, however, now makes Miles ineligible for the College Football Hall of Fame.

Without those 37 wins, Miles does not meet the College Football Hall of Fame’s requirement of coaches winning at least 60% of their games.  Miles now holds a career 108-73 record, a 59.8% winning percentage. In essence, making him two wins shy of being eligible for the College Football Hall of Fame.

Miles coached the Tigers from 2005 through 2016, collecting a 114-34 record prior to the self-imposed sanctions. Miles led the Tigers to three SEC West division titles, a pair of SEC championships, and one national championship. Miles left Baton Rouge in September of 2016 after being fired by LSU following a 2-2 start to their season.

Miles would do television for two years before signing with the University of Kansas in November of 2018. He would last just a year and a half with the Jayhawks going a combined 3-18 while also allegations of inappropriate conduct surfaced from his time at LSU, forcing him out of Lawrence.

It’s unclear if Miles will ever return to the coaching world but if he doesn’t he leaves a legacy of success mixed with a fair amount of controversy.

How LSU vacating 37 wins impacts Les Miles’ potential CFB Hall of Fame candidacy

Les Miles no longer meets the career .600 winning percentage required to be eligible for the Hall of Fame.

After multiple years of waiting, a decision from the NCAA regarding LSU’s infractions case finally came down on Thursday.

Both LSU’s football and basketball programs received three years probation, and the school’s self-imposed penalties, most of which were already public knowledge, proved to be heavily mitigating factors.

However, there was one interesting revelation from the Independent Accountability Resolution Process report. Among the self-imposed penalties that remained confidential was the vacating of all 37 wins between 2012-15.

This has to do with former offensive lineman [autotag]Vadal Alexander[/autotag], who was deemed ineligible during his entire time at LSU. However, it could ultimately have a major impact on former coach [autotag]Les Miles[/autotag].

Miles was previously 145-73 (.665). To be eligible for the College Football Hall of Fame, coaches must have a winning percentage of at least .600.

However, with the vacated wins, his record now sits at 108-73, below that threshold.

Miles, who last coached in 2020, will soon become eligible for the Hall of Fame. The Hall would have to assess and approve his nomination, given the fact that he doesn’t meet the .600 criteria.

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Terence Newman, Kellen Moore among Cowboys on 2024 College Football HoF ballot

From @ToddBrock24f7: Some of the nominees were mainstays in Dallas for years; others crossed paths with America’s Team for just a brief moment in time.

Almost 200 players and over 40 coaches were announced Monday as candidates for the College Football Hall of Fame’s 2024 ballot.

And while that sounds like a lot, consider this: more than 5.62 million people have played college football over the 153 years the sport has existed. Of that number, just 1,074 of them are in the Atlanta-based Hall. That’s less than two one-hundredths of a percent (.02%).

So this is a case where, statistically speaking, it truly is a remarkable honor just to be nominated.

Ballots have been mailed to over 12,000 National Football Foundation members and current Hall of Famers. An announcement on the Class of 2024 will be made early next year, with official inductions coming next December.

The 2024 group of nominees includes notable players like Larry Fitzgerald, Terrell Suggs, Marvin Harrison, Marshawn Lynch, Randy Moss, and Michael Vick.

But there are also several names that will jump out to Cowboys fans. Some were mainstays of the team for many years, while others crossed paths with America’s Team only briefly during their football lives.

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10 former Jaguars on 2024 College Football Hall of Fame ballot

Paul Posluszny, Kevin Hardy, and eight other former Jaguars players are among the nominees for the College Football Hall of Fame.

The College Football Hall of Fame released its list of candidates for the Class of 2024 and the Jacksonville Jaguars are well-represented on the ballot.

Ten players who spent time with Jacksonville during their respective NFL careers are among the list of nominees (years with Jaguars):

  • Aaron Beasley, cornerback, West Virginia (1996-2001)
  • Justin Blackmon, wide receiver, Oklahoma State (2012-2013)
  • Marco Coleman, defensive end, Georgia Tech (2002)
  • Jarett Dillard, wide receiver, Rice (2009-2011)
  • Vaughn Dunbar, running back, Indiana (1995)
  • Deon Figures, cornerback, Colorado (1997-1998)
  • Toby Gerhart, running back, Stanford (2014-2015)
  • Kevin Hardy, linebacker, Illinois (1996-2001)
  • John Jurkovic, defensive end, Eastern Illinois (1996-1998)
  • Paul Posluszny, linebacker, Penn State (2011-2017)

The 18 players inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame last year included Tim Tebow, a former Denver Broncos and New York Jets quarterback who spent one offseason at tight end with the Jaguars.

Beasley, Blackmon, Dillard, and Hardy were all drafted by the Jaguars. Posluszny stands as the franchise’s all-time leading tackler and Beasley is second in team history in interceptions.

Voting for the Class of 2024 will happen through the remainder of June, but the inductees won’t be announced until January of next year.

4 former Eagles have been nominated for 2024 College Football Hall of Fame

4 former Philadelphia Eagles have been nominated for 2024 College Football Hall of Fame

Former All-Pro quarterback Michael Vick is among four former Eagles players nominated for induction to the College Football Hall of Fame for the first time this year.

Former Philadelphia defensive tackle and Miami Hurricane legend Jerome Brown also made the list.

The National Football Foundation released Monday a list of 78 players and nine coaches from major college football who are on the Hall of Fame ballot. One hundred-one player and 32 coaches from lower divisions of college football are also up for consideration.

Vick, who led Virginia Tech to the BCS championship game against Florida State as a redshirt freshman in 1999, is among the most notable players appearing on the ballot in his first year of eligibility.

  • There were a handful of requirements to make the ballot.
  • You must have been named a First-Team All-American during your playing days.
  • A minimum of 10 years must have passed since your final season of college football. No more than 50 years can have passed since your last college football game.
  • Post-football records and academic record matters.

College coaches can become nominated three years after retirement, but active coaches can be selected if they reach 75.

Votes will be submitted to the NFF’s Honors Courts. They’ll deliberate and decide on the 2024 College Football Hall of Fame class, with an announcement slated for early January.