Former Denver Broncos running back Montee Ball was announced as a member of the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame class this week. Ball, 34, had a decorated college career at Wisconsin, winni

The College Football Hall of Fame Class of 2025 featured three former SEC players, but the ballot had 15 candidates from the conference.

Dennis Thurman and Darrin Smith were among the best Cowboys defenders of their eras, but both left their mark on the college gridiron first.

Blakeney and Carr join a long list of Auburn legends currently enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame. Several members include coaches John Heisman, Mike Donahue, Ralph “Shug” Jordan, and former Tiger Heisman Trophy winners such as Bo Jackson and Pat Sullivan.

The addition of Kentucky quarterback Tim Couch and Alabama cornerback Antonio Langham with the Class of 2024 brought to 104 the number of Hall of Famers who played in the SEC. The conference also has had 30 of its coaches reach the College Football Hall of Fame, including Saban.

The National Football Foundation announced its 2025 Hall of Fame class on Wednesday, which includes four coaches and 18 players.

Tennessee defensive lineman John Henderson will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. On Wednesday, Henderson was announced as part of the 2025 class by the National Football Foundation.

Haloti Ngata spent his Oregon football career imposing his will in the trenches, efforts that led him to the doorstep of hall of fame enshrinement.