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It's College Football Hall of Fame ballot time, with the 2012 list freshly released by the National Football Foundation. Joining the ballot this year are Ohio St. Buckeyes tackle Orlando Pace, Florida Gators quarterback Danny Wuerffel, Tennessee Volunteers coach Phil Fulmer, Notre Dame Fighting Irish weapon Raghib Ismail, BYU Cougars quarterback Ty Detmer, Nebraska Cornhuskers linebacker Trev Alberts, and several others. Returning are Huskers quarterback Tommie Frazier and ... well, several others.
The 2012 class will be announced on May 15 and inducted on December 4.
Last year's class was headlined by Michigan Wolverines coach Lloyd Carr, Florida St. Seminoles cornerback Deion Sanders, and Miami Hurricanes defensive tackle Russell Maryland. Here's a list of all current inductees, while we're at it.
Never really sure who the automatic steel pipe locks of the week are with this sort of thing, but if Pace and Frazier can't make it in, nobody else can either. Pace was a Heisman finalist despite being an offensive lineman, and Frazier is the only quarterback in the last 50 years to win consecutive national titles. Say no more. Say more if you really want.
The complete players and coaches ballots:
Players
CANDIDATE | SCHOOL | POSITION(S) | YEARS |
1. Trev Alberts | Nebraska | Linebacker | 1990-93 |
2. Charles Alexander | LSU | Running Back | 1975-78 |
3. Erick Anderson | Michigan | Linebacker | 1988-91 |
4. Otis Armstrong | Purdue | Running Back | 1970-72 |
5. Steve Bartkowski | California | Quarterback | 1972-74 |
6. Hal Bedsole | Southern California | Split End | 1961-63 |
7. Bob Berry | Oregon | Quarterback | 1962-64 |
8. Brian Bosworth | Oklahoma | Linebacker | 1984-86 |
9. Bob Breunig | Arizona State | Linebacker | 1972-74 |
10. Ted Brown | North Carolina State | Tailback | 1975-78 |
11. Tedy Bruschi | Arizona | Defensive End | 1992-95 |
12. Larry Burton | Purdue | Split End | 1973-74 |
13. Dave Butz | Purdue | Defensive Tackle | 1970-72 |
14. Mark Carrier | Southern California | Defensive Back | 1987-89 |
15. Dave Casper | Notre Dame | Tight End | 1971-73 |
16. Marco Coleman | Georgia Tech | Linebacker | 1989-91 |
17. Marv Cook | Iowa | Tight End | 1985-88 |
18. Paul Crane | Alabama | Center / Linebacker | 1963-65 |
19. Eric Crouch | Nebraska | Quarterback | 1998-01 |
20. Randall Cunningham | Nevada-Las Vegas | Punter | 1982-84 |
21. Ty Detmer | BYU | Quarterback | 1988-91 |
22. Eric Dickerson | Southern Methodist | Running Back | 1979-82 |
23. D.J. Dozier | Penn State | Running Back | 1983-86 |
24. Jumbo Elliott | Michigan | Offensive Tackle | 1984-87 |
25. Dave Foley | Ohio State | Offensive Tackle | 1966-68 |
26. Tommie Frazier | Nebraska | Quarterback | 1992-95 |
27. Joe Garten | Colorado | Offensive Guard | 1987-90 |
28. Willie Gault | Tennessee | Wide Receiver | 1979-82 |
29. Kirk Gibson | Michigan State | Wide Receiver | 1975-78 |
30. Charlie Gogolak | Princeton | Placekicker | 1963-65 |
31. Jerry Gray | Texas | Defensive Back | 1981-84 |
32. Joe Hamilton | Georgia Tech | Quarterback | 1996-99 |
33. Al Harris | Arizona State | Defensive End | 1975-78 |
34. Leotis Harris | Arkansas | Offensive Guard | 1974-77 |
35. Bobby Humphrey | Alabama | Running Back | 1985-88 |
36. Raghib Ismail | Notre Dame | Wide Receiver | 1988-90 |
37. Dick Jauron | Yale | Running Back | 1970-72 |
38. Tommy Kramer | Rice | Quarterback | 1973-76 |
39. Tim Krumrie | Wisconsin | Defensive Lineman | 1979-83 |
40. Greg Lewis | Washington | Running Back | 1987-90 |
41. Jess Lewis | Oregon State | Defensive Tackle | 1966-67, 1969 |
42. Robert Lytle | Michigan | Running Back | 1974-76 |
43. Bobby Majors | Tennessee | Defensive Back | 1969-71 |
44. Duncan McColl | Stanford | Defensive End | 1973-76 |
45. Bob McKay | Texas | Offensive Tackle | 1968-69 |
46. George Mira | Miami (Fla.) | Quarterback | 1961-63 |
47. Art Monk | Syracuse | Wide Receiver | 1976-79 |
48. Greg Myers | Colorado State | Defensive Back | 1992-95 |
49. Paul Naumoff | Tennessee | Linebacker | 1964-66 |
50. Tom Nowatzke | Indiana | Fullback | 1961-64 |
51. Jonathan Ogden | UCLA | Offensive Tackle | 1992-95 |
52. Jim Otis | Ohio State | Fullback | 1967-69 |
53. Orlando Pace | Ohio State | Offensive Tackle | 1994-96 |
54. Paul Palmer | Temple | Running Back | 1983-86 |
55. Anthony Poindexter | Virginia | Defensive Back | 1995-98 |
56. Gabe Rivera | Texas Tech | Defensive Lineman | 1979-82 |
57. Ron Rivera | California | Linebacker | 1980-83 |
58. Willie Roaf | Louisiana Tech | Offensive Lineman | 1990-92 |
59. Mike Ruth | Boston College | Nose Guard | 1982-85 |
60. Jim Seymour | Notre Dame | Wide Receiver | 1966-68 |
61. Sterling Sharpe | South Carolina | Wide Receiver | 1984-87 |
62. Rod Shoate | Oklahoma | Linebacker | 1972-74 |
63. Mark Simoneau | Kansas State | Linebacker | 1996-99 |
64. Percy Snow | Michigan State | Linebacker | 1986-89 |
65. Matt Stinchcomb | Georgia | Offensive Tackle | 1995-98 |
66. Vinny Testaverde | Miami (Fla.) | Quarterback | 1982, 1984-86 |
67. Scott Thomas | Air Force | Safety | 1982-85 |
68. Derrick Thomas | Alabama | Linebacker | 1985-88 |
69. Dennis Thurman | Southern California | Defensive Back | 1974-77 |
70. Don Trull | Baylor | Quarterback | 1961-63 |
71. Wesley Walls | Mississippi | Tight End | 1985-88 |
72. Lorenzo White | Michigan State | Running Back | 1984-87 |
73. Clarence Williams | Washington State | Running Back | 1962-64 |
74. Steve Wisniewski | Penn State | Offensive Guard | 1985-88 |
75. Scott Woerner | Georgia | Defensive Back | 1977-80 |
76. Danny Wuerffel | Florida | Quarterback | 1993-96 |
Coaches
CANDIDATE | SCHOOL (YEARS COACHED) | RECORD | PERCENTAGE |
1. Jim Carlen | West Virginia (1966-69), Texas Tech (1970-74), South Carolina (1975-1981) | 107-69-6 | .604 |
2. Phillip Fulmer | Tennessee (1992-2008) | 152-52-0 | .745 |
3. Wayne Hardin | Navy (1959-64), Temple (1970-82) | 118-74-5 | .612 |
4. Jimmy Johnson | Oklahoma State (1979-83), Miami, Fla. (1984-88) | 81-34-3 | .700 |
5. Bill McCartney | Colorado (1982-94) | 93-55-5 | .624 |
6. Billy Jack Murphy | Memphis (1958-71) | 91-44-1 | .673 |
7. Darryl Rogers | Cal State-Hayward (1965), Fresno State (1966-72), San Jose State (1973-75), Michigan State (1976-79), Arizona State (1980-84) | 129-84-7 | .602 |
8. R.C. Slocum | Texas A&M (1989-2002) | 123-47-2 | .721 |