The Pro Football Hall of Fame selection process is done by a committee of 48 people; members of both the media and the institution itself. Since its opening in 1963, they have voted for 354 players, coaches and contributors to be enshrined.
The college football equivalent, meanwhile, works a bit differently. Not only have far more people been bestowed the honor — 1,261 so far — the voting process itself is a lot bigger as more than 12,000 people are participating.
Earlier this week, all of them were mailed this year’s ballot — a list consisting of 78 players and seven coaches from the Bowl Subdivision as well as 99 players and 33 coaches from the divisional ranks.