Michael Vick is among the college football stars who will be considered for induction to the Hall of Fame for the first time this year.
On Monday, the National Football Foundation released a list of 78 players and nine coaches from major college football who are on the Hall of Fame ballot. There also are 101 players and 32 coaches from lower divisions of college football up for consideration.
Vick, who's from Newport News, played for Warwick High School before heading to Virginia Tech for his collegiate career. He led the Hokies to the BCS championship game against Florida State as a redshirt freshman in 1999, and is among the most notable players appearing on the ballot in his first year of eligibility.
He finished third in the Heisman Trophy voting in 1999. He played one season of college football before being drafted No. 1 overall by the Atlanta Falcons in 2001. Vick's professional career was interrupted when he served 21 months in prison for his involvement in dog fighting.
Other high-profile stars on the ballot include Larry Fitzgerald and Terrell Suggs. Fitzgerald was the Heisman runner-up in 2003 to Oklahoma quarterback Jason White. He scored 34 touchdowns in just two seasons at Pitt. Suggs led the nation in sacks with 24 in 2002 for Arizona State.
The 2024 Hall of Fame class will be chosen by the National Football Foundation's Honors Court and announced in January. Induction into the Atlanta-based hall is the following December.
