North Carolina Tar Heels Ken Huff and Julius Peppers will be on the 2024 ballot for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame.
The announcement came Monday morning by the National Football Foundation (NFF), with the UNC sending out a press release about the news shortly after. Huff and Peppers were instrumental in rocking Carolina blue, becoming Tar Heel legends.
In the press release by UNC, a statement from NFF President & CEO Steve Hatchell explained how special it is to be listed on the ballot.
““It’s an enormous honor to just be on the College Football Hall of Fame ballot considering more than 5.62 million people have played college football and only 1,074 players have been inducted,” said Hatchell. “The Hall’s requirement of being a First-Team All-American creates a much smaller pool of about 1,500 individuals who are even eligible. Being in today’s elite group means an individual is truly among the greatest to have ever played the game, and we look forward to announcing the 2024 College Football Hall of Fame Class early next year.”
Congratulations to Carolina legends Ken Huff and Julius Peppers on earning a place on the 2024 College Football Hall of Fame ballot 👏👏👏
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If elected, Huff and Peppers will join nine other Tar Heels in the Hall of Fame, becoming the seventh and eighth players in the school’s program.
UNC fans will know by early 2024 if the two Tar Heels will make the final cut.
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