Former coaches Urban Meyer and Nick Saban are both in the College Football Hall of Fame’s class of 2025, and Michael Strahan and Michael Vick are among the former players who will be inducted.
The National Football Foundation announced Saban’s selection last week and the rest of the 18-player, four-coach class Wednesday.
Saban retired last year as the NCAA’s active leader in wins with 292-71-1 over 28 seasons at Toledo, Michigan State, LSU and Alabama. His seven national championships — one at LSU, six at fellow Southeastern Conference program Alabama — are most by a Football Bowl Subdivision coach.
Meyer was 187-32 with three national championships over 17 seasons at Bowling Green, Utah, Florida and Ohio State. He won 22 of 24 games at Utah before taking over at Florida, where he led the SEC’s Gators to national titles for the 2006 and 2008 seasons. He moved to Ohio State in 2012, won his third national championship in 2014 and went 83-9 over seven seasons with the Big Ten’s Buckeyes.
Vick was the consummate dual-threat quarterback in his two seasons at Virginia Tech, where he led the Hokies to a 22-2 record and the 1999 national championship game. His 13-year NFL career was interrupted by his 2007 conviction for his involvement in a dogfighting ring. He pleaded guilty and served 21 months in federal prison before resuming his career in 2009. He was hired last month as Norfolk State’s head coach.