Marc Zeno, Mack Brown on 2018 College Football Hall of Fame Ballot

NEW ORLEANS – Former Tulane football All-American Marc Zeno and former head coach Mack Brown are among the 75 players and six coaches included on the 2018 ballot for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame, the National Football Foundation and the College Football Hall of Fame announced Thursday.

Zeno (1984-87) completed his Tulane career as the NCAA's all-time leader in receiving yardage with 3,725 career yards. He also set Green Wave career marks with 236 receptions, 17 100-yard receiving games and 25 touchdown catches. He recorded 1,000 receiving yards in three straight seasons, from 1985-87, and still holds school records for career receptions, receiving yards and 100-yard games. He also holds the single-season mark with 1,206 yards in 1987.

Zeno, a native of Lutcher, La., was a first-team Associated Press All-America selection in 1987. He was inducted into the Tulane Athletics Hall of Fame in 1997. He also earned All-South Independent honors in 1986 and 1987.

Brown coached at Tulane from 1985-87, where he coached Zeno and a high-powered, record-setting Green Wave offense in 1987. His third team won six games and played in the Independence Bowl, recording victories against Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech and Iowa State along the way. Brown coached Tulane for three seasons before moving on to North Carolina, and eventually Texas.

"It's an enormous honor to just be on the ballot when you think that more than 5.19 million people have played college football and only 987 players have been inducted," said NFF President & CEO Steve Hatchell. "The Hall's requirement of being a First-Team All-American creates a much smaller pool of only 1,500 individuals who are even eligible. So being in today's elite group means an individual is truly among the greatest to ever have played the game, and we are extremely proud to announce their names. We look forward to revealing the 2018 Class prior to the CFP National Championship in Atlanta, the esteemed home of the College Football Hall of Fame."

The ballot was emailed today to the more than 12,000 NFF members and current Hall of Famers whose votes will be tabulated and submitted to the NFF's Honors Courts, which will deliberate and select the class. The FBS Honors Court, chaired by NFF Board Member and College Football Hall of Famer Archie Griffin from Ohio State, and the Divisional Honors Court, chaired by former Marshall head coach, longtime athletics director and NFF Board Member Jack Lengyel, include an elite and geographically diverse pool of athletic administrators, Hall of Famers and members of the media.

The announcement of the 2018 Class will be made Monday, Jan. 8, 2018, in Atlanta. The city is serving as the host for the CFP National Championship, which will be played later that day at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Some of the inductees will be on site during the announcement to represent the class and share their thoughts on being elected. The Jan. 8 announcement will be televised live, and specific viewing information will be available as the date draws near. A few inductees will also participate in the pregame festivities and the coin toss before the championship game.

The 2018 class will officially be inducted during the 61^st NFF Annual Awards Dinner Dec. 4, 2018, at the New York Hilton Midtown. The inductees will be permanently enshrined at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta later that December and honored on the field during the 14th Annual National Hall of Fame Salute during the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. They will also be honored at their respective schools at an NFF Hall of Fame On-Campus Salute, presented by Fidelity Investments, during the 2018 season.

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Marc Zeno, Mack Brown on 2018 College Football Hall of Fame Ballot

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