Hello, football fans! The 67th NFF Annual Awards Dinner Presented by Las Vegas is officially in the books — let us tell you all about it!

The 2025 NFF College Football Hall of Fame Class is officially inducted!

A record crowd of nearly 2,000 people were in attendance as 22 of college football’s greatest players and coaches received the sport’s ultimate honor on a night full of entertainment!

The 67th NFF Annual Awards Dinner was the culmination of a two-day celebration of college football, with events including receptions hosted by many of the major conferences and a pre-dinner reception and silent auction presented by Delta Air Lines.

The 2025 class included Montee Ball (Wisconsin), Gregg Carr (Auburn), Blake Elliott (Saint John's [MN]), Greg Eslinger (Minnesota), Terry Hanratty (Notre Dame), Graham Harrell (Texas Tech), John Henderson (Tennessee), Michael Huff (Texas), Jim Kleinsasser (North Dakota), Alex Mack (California), Terrence Metcalf (Mississippi), Haloti Ngata (Oregon), Steve Slaton (West Virginia), Darrin Smith (Miami, FL), Michael Strahan (Texas Southern), Dennis Thurman (Southern California), Michael Vick (Virginia Tech), Ryan Yarborough (Wyoming), and coaches Larry Blakeney (Troy), Larry Korver (Northwestern College [IA]), Urban Meyer (Bowling Green, Utah, Florida, Ohio State), and Nick Saban (Toledo, Michigan State, LSU, Alabama).

Photos from the 67th NFF Annual Awards Dinner

Vanderbilt’s Eli Stowers Awarded NFF’s 36th William V. Campbell Trophy

Stowers was selected from the impressive list of 16 members of the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class Presented by Fidelity Investments®, who comprised the list of finalists for the Campbell Trophy®. Each member of the class claimed an $18,000 scholarship for their postgraduate education.

The 2025 NFF Annual Awards Press Conference

The 2025 Distinguished American Award:
The Army-Navy Game (America’s Game)

Watch the video above for the recognition of the Distinguished American Award Recipient, The Army-Navy Game (America’s Game) and plaque presentation.

The 2025 John L. Toner Award:
Oregon Athletic Director Rob Mullens

Watch the video above for the recognition of the John L. Toner Award Recipient Presented by Shaw Sports Turf Rob Mullens (University of Oregon Director of Athletics) and plaque presentation.

The 2025 Chris Schenkel Award:
ESPN’s Lee Corso

Watch the video above for the recognition of the Chris Schenkel Award Recipient, ESPN’s Lee Corso, and plaque presentation.

67th NFF Annual Awards Dinner on Instagram

67th NFF Annual Awards Dinner on YouTube

January 19, 2026 — CFP National Championship at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida

January 29, 2026 — Announcement of the State Winners of the 2025-26 NFF National High School Academic Excellence Awards, Presented by the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation

February 5, 2026 — Announcement of 2025-26 Recipient of the NFF Hatchell Cup, Presented by Bob’s Steak & Chop House

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