This morning the College Football Hall of Fame announced its list of 13 candidates who will be inducted into the 2017 Class. Some of the biggest names are Tennessee’s Peyton Manning, San Diego State’s Marshall Faulk and New Mexico’s Brian Urlacher.
Here’s the complete list:
Bob Crable — LB, Notre Dame (1978-81)
Marshall Faulk — RB, San Diego State (1991-93)
Kirk Gibson — WR, Michigan State (1975-78)
Matt Leinart — QB, Southern California (2003-05)
Peyton Manning — QB, Tennessee (1994-97)
Bob McKay — OT, Texas (1968-69)
Dat Nguyen — LB, Texas A&M (1995-98)
Adrian Peterson — RB, Georgia Southern (1998-2001)
Mike Ruth — NG, Boston College (1982-85)
Brian Urlacher — DB, New Mexico (1996-99)
The class also includes the following three coaches:
Danny Ford — 122-59-5 (66.9 percent); Clemson (1978-89), Arkansas (1993-97)
Larry Kehres — 332-24-3 (92.9 percent); Mount Union (Ohio) (1986-2012)
Steve Spurrier — 228-89-2 (71.8 percent); Duke (1987-89), Florida (1990-2001), South Carolina (2005-15)
