The list of players and coaches to make the 2025 College Football Hall of Fame Ballot was released on June 3. Ole Miss had two past players and a head coach make the list of over 50 names.
Offensive linemen Terrence Metcalf and Michael Oher were the two former players who made the ballot. The Rebels also had former head coach Tommy Tuberville on the list of FBS coach candidates.
Terrence Metcalf played at Ole Miss from 1998-2001, earning first-team All-SEC honors in 2000 and 2001 and consensus first-team All-American honors in 2001. He is the father of current Seattle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf, who also played for the Rebels in college.
Michael Oher, a Super Bowl champion with the Baltimore Ravens, was an Ole Miss player from 2005-2008. During his time with the Rebels, Oher earned first-team All-SEC honors in three seasons, with the other season second-team honors. In his first season, he was a first-team freshman all-American, and a first-team all-American in his final season in college.
Oher and Metcalf are regarded as two of the best offensive linemen to play for Ole Miss.
Former Ole Miss head coach makes 2025 Coaches Ballot
Nine coaches, including former Ole Miss head coach Tommy Tuberville, made the 2025 College Football Hall of Fame Ballot. Born in Arkansas, Tuberville took his first college football head coaching job at the University of Mississippi in 1994.
During his four seasons at Ole Miss from 1995-1998, Tuberville went 25-20, with an 8-4 season in 1997, which was his most successful. During that 1997 season, he guided the team to a win over No. 8 LSU and No.22 Mississippi State in the Egg Bowl. He also won the Motor City Bowl over Marshall.
Tuberville earned the nickname "Riverboat Gambler" at Ole Miss for his aggressive playcalling, especially on fourth down. He held head coaching positions at Auburn, Texas Tech, and Cincinnati. He won the SEC West five times with Auburn and the SEC in 2004.