Tony Ortega still gets letters from past scholar-athletes with stories of the successes they have gone on to achieve. After 15 years as president of the NFF Pasadena-San Gabriel Valley chapter, he ...

The NFF Hall of Fame On-Campus Salutes, which began with the inaugural NFF College Football Hall of Fame Class in 1951, have become a hallowed tradition, serving as the first of numerous activities in ...

IRVING, Texas (Sept. 2, 2026) – The University of Washington and The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced today that they will jointly honor 2026 NFF College Football ...

National Football Foundation Chairman Archie Manning, one of the most cherished figures in the history of Ole Miss football and a 1989 inductee into the NFF College Football Hall of Fame, was ...

A four-time performer at defensive tackle for Michigan, Chris Hutchinson helped the Wolverines to a 38-7-3 record, four consecutive Big Ten titles and a victory in the 1993 Rose Bowl. His laundry list ...

A three-year starting quarterback under College Football Hall of Fame coach Lloyd Carr at Michigan, Brian Griese ranks in the top-15 of nearly every passing category in the Wolverine record book. A ...

A co-captain of the 1979 Colgate football team, fullback Angelo Colosimo holds the school record for passes caught by a running back in a season (36). He led the team in rushing yards (792), ...

Northwestern center Brandon Vitabile is the quintessential scholar-athlete. A four-year mainstay on the Wildcats’ offensive line, he becomes the school’s fourth NFF National Scholar-Athlete. Vitabile ...

A Pulaski, Tenn., native, Don Denbo achieved a 3.4 GPA in psychology and chemistry at Tennessee and he received the Maryville Daily Times Trophy as the senior football player with the highest GPA. A ...

A four-year letterman at quarterback for Clemson, Steve Fuller earned just about every award and honor possible. He started 34-of-43 games for the Tigers, helping them to a 24-19-3 record and a ...

A native of Glen Ridge, N.J., Gary Cuozzo played quarterback for the University of Virginia from 1960-62. A dominating force and agile at 6-foot-1 and 196 pounds, Cuozzo was named the UPI “Back of the ...

One of the most successful offensive linemen of his era both on and off the field, Boselli ended his decorated career at USC as a two-time All-American and a 1994 NFF National Scholar-Athlete. In 2014 ...