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Nick Saban and Urban Meyer appear poised to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility amid Monday morning’s release by the National Football Foundation in which the legendary coaches are among those listed on the ballot for the 2025 class.
The two have combined for 10 national championships and 479 wins since 1990. Their election would elevate two of the best coaches of this generation. Saban is arguably the best coach of all time, having won 292 games total and seven national championships at two schools — LSU (1) and Alabama (6). Meyer won three national championships across stops at Florida (2) and Ohio State (1).
Nine of those 10 combined championships came since 2006, the year in which the SEC began its current run of dominance. The league has won 13 of the last 18 national championships since. Saban and Meyer have combined for eight of those 13 national championships since 2006.
Saban is on the ballot five months after retiring as Alabama coach. Criteria allow retired coaches to become eligible immediately provided they are at least 70 years old. Saban, 72, retired on Jan. 10. Meyer, meanwhile, is eligible because it has been “three full seasons after retirement.” He last coached in 2021 in an abbreviated stop with the Jacksonville Jaguars in the NFL. Meyer last coached in college with Ohio State in 2018. The Buckeyes won the first College Football Playoff in the 2014 season under Meyer.
Coaches also must have at least a .600 winning percentage and coached in at least 100 games for eligibility. Saban finished 292-71-1 (.804) over 28 seasons. Meyer, whose name still pops up as a coaching candidate each offseason, is 187-32 (.854) over 17 seasons.
Meyer is third all-time in FBS…
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Author : Dennis Dodd
Publish date : 2024-06-03 15:03:02
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