12/2: One Week 'Til The NFF Awards Dinner!

December 02, 2025

Good morning, football fans! One week from today we will be celebrating the 2025 NFF College Hall of Fame Class, as well as the 2025 NFF National Scholar-Athletes!

Join us to celebrate college football legends at one of the sport's grandest traditions!

The highlight of the Awards Dinner will be the induction of the 2025 College Football Hall of Fame Class, where 18 legendary players and four acclaimed coaches take their place amongst the greatest of all time. The inductees proudly represent every region of the country, 28 collegiate institutions, 11 conferences, and seven decades.

In the latest episode of the Good in the Game Podcast, host LaVar Arrington is joined for Coach’s Corner by some of the greats in college football — Steve Spurrier, Gary Patterson, Steve Sarkisian and Fran Brown!

The National Football Foundation Hall of Fame On-Campus Salutes Presented by Fidelity Investments — A Hallowed Tradition Stretching Back to 1951!

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Gregg Carr — linebacker, Auburn

Haloti Ngata — defensive tackle, Oregon

He spent 36 years in the profession, including 14 years leading the Oregon Ducks, but Mike Bellotti doesn't need much time to decide who's the best player he has ever coached.

"People ask me, 'Who's the best football player you ever coached?" Bellotti said. "And I say Haloti Ngata, because he wasn't just a defensive tackle. He could have played any position in the front-seven on defense and any position in the front-seven on offense, including fullback or tight end. I mean, he had good hands, he could move. He blocked a bunch of kicks. He was just an outstanding player from the get-go.

🏈 CLICK HERE to read Haloti Ngata’s 2025 College Football Hall of Fame Spotlight

Don’t miss any of the interviews or clips of the 2025 NFF College Football Hall of Fame Class and 2025 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class — bookmark the page below!

Jim Peters, who lettered in both football and baseball at Purdue and later was drafted into the US Army, has passed away. He was 91.

Rick Everitt, who played collegiately at Troy and founded the first Fellowship of Christian Athletes chapter on campus, has passed away. He was 73.

Bart Shirley, who played both football and baseball at Texas and later spent parts of four seasons in MLB with the Dodgers and Mets, has passed away. He was 85.

John “J.C.” Coke Smith, who played collegiately at Clemson and later became an ordained Deacon, has passed away. He was 73.

Ed Schluntz, a charter member and former president of the Jack Grinold/Eastern Massachusetts Chapter, passed away Nov. 28. He was 99.  Schuluntz received an NFF Chapter Leadership Award in 2011.

Name: Robert Gallery
College: Iowa
Accomplishments: Outland Trophy winner, unanimous All-American, 2x First-Team All-Big Ten

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The Super 16 teams posted a dominant 14–2 record in Week 14, as the nation's top teams continued to assert control over their own destinies with Selection Sunday less than a week away!

December 9 — 67th NFF Annual Awards Dinner Presented by Las Vegas at Bellagio Resort & Casino

December 9 — Announcement of the winner of the 36th NFF William V. Campbell Trophy® during the 67th NFF Annual Awards Dinner Presented by Las Vegas

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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