Michael Huff, Dan Neil make the 2025 College Football Hall of Fame ballot
Former Texas stars Dan Neil and Michael Huff were added to the ballot for the College Football Hall of Fame’s 2025 class, the National Football Foundation announced on Monday. Huff, who played for Texas from 2002 to 2005, was the program’s first Jim Thorpe Award winner. Neil was a two-time first-team All-American and a finalist for the 1996 Outland Trophy.
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They look to join the 25 Longhorn football players and coaches who have earned selection into the College Football Hall of Fame.
In his career at Texas, Huff was an All-Big 12 football player and track athlete. In addition to the Thorpe Award, he was the defensive MVP of the 2006 Rose Bowl game that helped the Longhorns earn the 2005 national championship. He made the game-saving tackle on 4th and 2 late in the contest that gave the Longhorns the ball back for their game-winning drive.
Huff earned All-America status twice, including consensus first-team honors in 2005. He had 318 tackles, 26 TFL, seven interceptions, 44 PBU, six forced fumbles, and three fumble recoveries in his career.
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Huff was picked seventh overall by the Oakland Raiders in the 2006 NFL draft. After playing eight seasons in the NFL, Huff eventually rejoined the Longhorn football program and currently serves as an assistant director of player personnel.
Neil was a four-year starter for Texas at guard and center, helping the Longhorns to the Southwest Conference title in 1995 and the first Big 12 title in 1996. He also earned team MVP honors in 1996. He was a semifinalist for the Lombardi Award in 1996 before starting his professional career. He won two Super Bowls with the Denver Broncos in the late 1990s.
Other notable names on the ballot this year include Montee Ball, Ki-Jana Carter, Dallas Clark, Kenneth Davis, Jarett Dillard, Aaron Donald, Ken Dorsey, Alan Faneca, Willie Gault, Byron Hanspard, Graham Harrell, Marvin Harrison, Josh Heupel, Mark Ingram, DeSean Jackson, Sebastian Janikowski, James Laurinaitis, Ryan Leaf, Marshawn Lynch, Kellen Moore, Haloti Ngata, Michael Oher, Antwaan Randle El, Steve Slaton, Takeo Spikes, Sean Taylor, Manti Te’o, Michael Vick, and Peter Warrick.
Coaches on the ballot include Larry Coker, Urban Meyer, Nick Saban, and Tommy Tuberville.
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The class of 2025 will be announced in early 2025.
