College Football Hall of Fame class was announced Wednesday and it features three former athletes with connections to Minnesota: Greg Eslinger, Jim Kleinsasser and Blake Elliott.

Former Cleveland Browns center Alex Mack has been elected to the College Football Hall of Fame Class of 2025, the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame announced Wednesday. Mack is one of 18 players and four coaches to be elected to this year’s College Football Hall of Fame Class,

Greg Eslinger, the two-time All-America center who won both the Outland and Rimington trophies for the Gophers in 2005, on Wednesday was named to the 2025 College Football Hall of Fame class. He is the 20th Gophers player to receive the honor.