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Dan Hampton, Mark Carrier, among several former Bears on the 2023 College Football Hall of Fame Ballot

Earlier today the National Football Foundation and the College Hall of Fame announced over 200 names of players and coaches from both the Football Bowl Subdivision and the divisional ranks that will be on the 2023 ballot for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame.

“It’s an enormous honor to just be on the College Football Hall of Fame ballot considering more than 5.54 million people have played college football and only 1,056 players have been inducted,” said NFF President & CEO Steve Hatchell. “The Hall’s requirement of being a First-Team All-American creates a much smaller pool of about 1,500 individuals who are even eligible.