Nick Saban and City Meyer are up for election to the School Soccer Corridor of Fame for the primary time.
The poll for the Corridor of Fame class to be introduced in January was launched by the Nationwide Soccer Basis on Monday. It consists of 77 gamers and 9 coaches from the Soccer Bowl Subdivision and 101 gamers and 34 coaches from the divisional ranks, which embody the Championship Subdivision and Divisions II and III.
Among the many gamers showing on the poll for the Atlanta-based corridor for the primary time is former Pitt defensive lineman Aaron Donald, who retired earlier this 12 months after 10 NFL seasons with the Rams.
Different first-timers on the poll embody 2012 Heisman Trophy runner-up Manti Te’o from Notre Dame; 2009 Heisman winner Mark Ingram from Alabama and former California extensive receiver DeSean Jackson.
Saban retired earlier this 12 months after 17 seasons as Alabama coach. He received six nationwide championships with the Crimson Tide and one other with LSU in 2003 for a file seven profession titles. In 28 years as a school head coach with Toledo, Michigan State, LSU and Alabama, Saban was 297-71-1.
Meyer received three nationwide titles throughout his 17-season profession as a school head coach, two with Florida and one with Ohio State in 2014. He additionally had stops at Bowling Inexperienced and Utah. He retired from Ohio State after the 2018 season with a file of 187-32.
Among the many gamers who’re holdovers on this 12 months’s poll are former Virginia Tech quarterback Michael Vick, former Syracuse receiver Marvin Harrison and the late Sean Taylor, who performed defensive again for Miami.
