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Garten, Russell On 2023 College Football Hall of Fame Ballot

BOULDER — Two Colorado Buffaloes made the national ballot for the 2023 class that will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, which the National Football Foundation (NFF) and College Football Hall of Fame released Monday morning.

Offensive guard Joe Garten (1987-90) and linebacker Matt Russell (1993-96) appear on the ballot for the 2023 class, which will be announced in early 2023. In all, 80 players advanced from district ballots to make up the national ballot for the 2023 class.

"It's an enormous honor to just be on the College Football Hall of Fame ballot considering more than 5.