Report: Two rival SEC legends to enter College Football Hall of Fame class together
By Adam Spencer
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Though the 2017 College Football Hall of Fame class won’t officially be announced until Monday, CBS Sports reporter Dennis Dodd named two inductees on Twitter Friday.
According to Dodd, Tennessee QB Peyton Manning and former Florida and South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier will be among those honored:
Peyton Manning and Steve Spurrier among those to be named to latest College Football Hall of Fame class.
— Dennis Dodd (@dennisdoddcbs) January 6, 2017
Manning went 39-5 in his Volunteer career and also had a historic NFL career. Spurrier coached for 26 years, winning the 1996 national championship with Florida.
According to an ESPN.com story from June, Marshall Faulk, Tony Gonzalez, Eric Crouch, Rashaan Salaam and Matt Leinart, among others, were also finalists from this year’s class and could join Spurrier and Manning as inductees.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
