Kevin Faulk nominated for 2021 CFB Hall of Fame Class

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6/16/2020
By: Terrill J. Weil
Da Boot Sports!


       Exciting news was announced this Tuesday morning, as former LSU running back and current
Tigers' running back coach Kevin Faulk, has been nominated for the College Football Hall of Fame. Faulk is the leading rusher in LSU history and the SEC's all-time leader in all-purpose yards. He is one of 78 players and seven coaches who have qualified for the 2021 College Football Hall of Fame ballot.  Only 1,027 players have been inducted in the College Football Hall of Fame. The 2021 class will be announced in early 2021 and officially inducted on December 7, 2021. 
    Faulk started his LSU career in 1995 as he became the team's starting running back as a true freshman. He finished his LSU career with 4,557 yards rushing in 41 games, which was second best in SEC history behind Georgia's Hershal Walker (5,259 yards in 34 games).  Faulk also finished his career with 6,833 career all-purpose yards and 53 total touchdowns, which tied him for fifth in NCAA history and first in SEC history.  His SEC record was topped by Tim Tebow in 2009. 
     The New England Patriots drafted Faulk in the second round (46th overall) of the 1999 NFL Draft. He would play 13 seasons for the Patriots, helping the franchise win three Super Bowls. Faulk would announce his retirement from the NFL on October 9th 2012. In 2016, he was inducted into the Patriots Hall of Fame.
      LSU would hire Faulk as the football team's Director of Player Development in 2018, which
​he held for two years before being named the LSU running back coach in 2020. 
         


                         Below is how the CFB Hall of Fame's selection process works....
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       Inductees Selection Process

Members of the National Football Foundation, as well as athletics directors, coaches and members of CoSIDA are responsible for the final vote induction into the Hall of Fame:

1. First and foremost, a player must have received First Team All-America recognition by a selector organization that is recognized by the NCAA and utilized to comprise their consensus All-America teams.
2. A player becomes eligible for consideration by the Foundation’s honors courts 10 years after his final year of intercollegiate football played.
3. While each nominee’s football achievements in college are of prime consideration, his post football record as a citizen is also weighed.  He must have proven himself worthy as a citizen, carrying the ideals of football forward into his relations with his community and fellow man.  Consideration may also be given for academic honors and whether or not the candidate earned a college degree.
4. Players must have played their last year of intercollegiate football within the last 50 years*.  For example, to be eligible for the 2014 ballot, the player must have played his last year in 1964 or thereafter. In addition, players who are playing professionally and coaches who are coaching on the professional level are not eligible until after they retire.
5. A coach becomes eligible three years after retirement or immediately following retirement provided he is at least 70 years of age. Active coaches become eligible at 75 years of age. He must have been a head coach for a minimum of 10 years and coached at least 100 games with a .600 winning percentage*.

* Players that do not comply with the 50-year rule may still be eligible for consideration by the Football Bowl Subdivision and Divisional Honors Review Committees, which examine unique cases.