Nick Saban, Urban Meyer, Aaron Donald and Full 2025 CFB Hall of Fame Ballot Revealed

Nick Saban, Urban Meyer and Aaron Donald headline the coaches and players eligible for the 2025 College Football Hall of Fame class.

Per Brett McMurphy of the Action Network, that trio is among the nearly 250 people on the ballot for the Hall of Fame.

Donald is one of the many notable players eligible for the first time, along with 2009 Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram II, Alan Faneca, DeSean Jackson, John Henderson and Manti Te'o.

Saban is immediately eligible for induction despite retiring in January because he is over the age of 70, per the College Football Hall of Fame's official criteria.

Meyer, who is only 59, is eligible for the first time because it has been three years since he last coached. He hasn't coached at the college ranks since retiring from Ohio State after the 2018 season, but he had a brief stint in the NFL as head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2021.

Coaches must have at least 10 years of experience as a head coach, with a winning percentage of at least .600 during any 100-game period in their tenure to be eligible.

Players are eligible for the Hall of Fame if they were recognized as a first-team All-American by an organization recognized by the NCAA and 10 full seasons after their last year of playing college football.

The Hall of Fame notes each candidate's primary source of consideration is their football accomplishments, but their "post-football record as a citizen" is also given weight.

Saban seems like a lock to make it in on his first appearance on the ballot. He went 292-71-1 in 28 seasons with four different schools. His seven national titles are the most in college football history.

Meyer's on-field resume would seem to make him a Hall of Famer. He owns the third-highest winning percentage (.854) of any coach in history in 219 games with three different programs and won three national titles.

There were numerous controversies Meyer was involved in, notably during his time at Florida and Ohio State. His brief tenure with the Jaguars, while not a college program, only further diminished his standing.

Donald, who just retired in March after 10 NFL seasons, was a standout player for four seasons at the University of Pittsburgh from 2010 to '13. He was a unanimous All-American selection and won ACC Defensive Player of the Year as a senior.

The 2025 College Football Hall of Fame class will likely be announced in January prior to the College Football Playoff Championship Game. They will be inducted into the Hall of Fame during the 67th NFF Annual Awards Dinner on Dec. 9, 2025.