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Graham Harrell has been selected as the seventh Texas Tech football player to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Harrell was announced as a member of the 2025 class on Wednesday by the National Football Foundation. He will officially be inducted in December and be immortalized at the Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta.
Other former Red Raiders to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame include E.J. Holub (a 1986 inductee), Donny Anderson (1989), Dave Parks (2008), Gabe Rivera (2012), Zach Thomas (2015) and Michael Crabtree (2022) who was Harrell’s top receiver during their time together at Texas Tech.
Jan 02, 2009; Dallas, TX, USA; Texas Tech Red Raiders quarterback Graham Harrell (6) throws a pass against the Mississippi Rebels during the 2009 Cotton Bowl Classic at the Cotton Bowl. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports
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Harrell led the Red Raiders for three seasons, totaling 15,793 passing yards. He finished fourth in voting for the 2008 Heisman Trophy in leading Texas Tech to an 11-1 regular season and the No. 2 ranking in the national polls.
He won the Sammy Baugh Trophy as a junior in 2007 before winning the Johnny Unitas Award and being named AT&T all-America player of the year and Sporting News co-player of the year in 2008. He was a first team all-American selection by the American Football Coaches Association for the 2008 season that saw him pass for 5,111 yards and 45 touchdowns.
Harrell ranks third all-time in NCAA FBS history having passed for 5,705 yards in 2007, which is second in program history behind B.J. Symons. He still ranks as Texas Tech’s all-time career leader in passing yards, touchdown passes (134), pass attempts (2,062), completions (1,403), passing yards per game (350.9),…
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Author : Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Publish date : 2025-01-15 21:56:00
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