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Mike Leach is on the College Football Hall of Fame ballot for the first time, following an adjustment to eligibility criteria for coaches.
Leach, whose use of the Air Raid offense, widespread coaching tree and distinct personality left a significant impression on the sport, had been kept off of previous ballots because his career winning percentage at Texas Tech, Washington State and Mississippi State — .596 (158-107) — fell below the previous threshold of .600. In 2025, the National Football Foundation, which oversees the Hall of Fame, unveiled that the winning percentage required for coaching eligibility would be adjusted to .595.
Leach died in December 2022 at 61 from complications related to a heart condition, while still coaching at Mississippi State. He won division titles at both Texas Tech and Washington State, where his 2018 team finished No. 10 nationally, and guided teams to bowl appearances in all but two seasons at his three head coaching stops. He coached or hired many notable coaches, including USC’s Lincoln Riley, TCU’s Sonny Dykes, Oklahoma State’s Eric Morris, Baylor’s Dave Aranda and Tennessee’s Josh Heupel.
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Leach’s previous ineligibility for the Hall of Fame led to extensive criticism of the process from coaches, media members and others. The other requirements for coaches to be eligible for selection, including 10 or more years as a head coach and at least 100 games coached, have not changed.
“This adjustment reflects thoughtful dialogue with leaders across the sport and allows us to better recognize coaches whose contributions to the game extend beyond a narrow statistical threshold,” NFF president and CEO Steve Hatchell reported in May 2025.
Jackie Sherrill, who had a career winning percentage of .592 at Washington State, Pitt, Texas A&M and Mississippi State, also appears on the ballot for the first time. Sherrill had six AP top-10 finishes, including No. 2 at Pitt in 1980.
The 2027 ballot includes 80 players and nine coaches from the FBS, and 99 players and 39 coaches from other NCAA or NAIA divisions. The next Hall of Fame class will be unveiled in January 2027, during the College Football Playoff.
Notable players on the ballot include Auburn quarterback Cam Newton and Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III, who won the Heisman Trophy in 2010 and 2011, respectively, as well as Ohio State linebacker A.J. Hawk and Wisconsin running back Melvin Gordon, both national award winners.
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