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2012 College Football Hall Of Fame Ballot Includes Orlando Pace, Phil Fulmer

The College Football Hall of Fame has released its 2012 list of potential nominees, in case anybody out there didn't infer that from the title above.

By Jason Kirk

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

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