Hokie ClubIRVING, Texas – Quarterback Michael Vick and offensive lineman Jim Pyne have been named to the 2025 College Football Hall of Fame ballot by the National Football Foundation. Vick is on the ballot for the second straight year while it is Pyne's first time on the ballot. The duo is among 77 players from the Football Bowl Subdivision to appear on the ballot.
Vick guided Virginia Tech to the 2000 national title game and brought national acclaim to the university during his career from 1998 to 2000, finishing third in the 1999 Heisman Trophy voting – the top finish ever by a Tech player. Vick went on to become the No. 1 overall pick in the 2001 NFL Draft.
Perhaps the greatest Virginia Tech athlete in the school's history, the electrifying Vick, as a redshirt freshman, guided the Hokies to a perfect 11-0 regular-season record and a spot in the national championship game against Florida State in the Sugar Bowl.
The Newport News, Virginia native won the starting job and burst onto the scene in magnificent fashion, rushing for three touchdowns against James Madison in his first collegiate game, including one on a spectacular flip into the end zone. He closed the season by accounting for 322 yards and two touchdowns in the Hokies' loss to Florida State in the national title game.
Vick started 10 games in 1999, missing two games with an injury, and he completed 90 of 153 (58.8%) for 1,840 yards and 12 touchdowns. He also rushed for 617 yards and eight scores. In addition to his third-place finish in the Heisman Trophy voting, he won an ESPY from ESPN as the nation's top college football player. Following the season, the dynamic quarterback earned All-America honors from The Sporting News and Football News.
As a redshirt sophomore, Vick started nine games, missing two games with an injury. He completed 87 of 161 (54%) for 1,234 yards and eight touchdowns. He also ran for 617 yards and eight touchdowns, and he closed his career by leading the Hokies to a Gator Bowl win over Clemson. Against the Tigers, he completed 10 of 18 for 205 yards and a score, and he rushed for 19 yards and a touchdown in Tech's 41-20 victory.
After the 2000 season, Vick decided to forgo his final two seasons of collegiate eligibility and make himself available for the NFL Draft. He still holds school records for highest yards-per-completion average for a season (20.4 in 1999) and highest yards-per-attempt average for a season (12.0 in 1999). He also holds the record for highest yards-per-attempt average for a career (9.79 in 1999-2000).
Vick was the No. 1 overall pick by the Atlanta Falcons in the 2001 NFL Draft. He played 13 seasons in the NFL for four different teams, throwing for 22,464 yards, with 133 touchdowns during his career. He still holds the NFL record for career rushing yards by a quarterback (6,109).
Prior to a game against LSU early in the 2002 season, the Virginia Tech Athletics Department retired Vick's No. 7 jersey. He is one of nine former Virginia Tech football players to earn the honor.
Pyne became Virginia Tech's first unanimous All-American in football in 1993. During his four seasons at Tech, he established himself as one of the Hokies' top linemen of all time, leading the charge for the 1993 team that rewrote the school record books for scoring and total offense.
The Milford, Massachusetts native started 41 of the 42 games he played at Tech, including 35 straight at one point. He allowed just one quarterback sack in his career and was a two-time All-Big East performer.
In 1993 as a senior, Pyne was a finalist for the Lombardi and Outland awards and won the Dudley Award as Virginia's Player of the Year.
The center's No. 73 was retired by Virginia Tech in 1994, one of only four numbers retired by the school. He was inducted into the Tech Hall of Fame in 2005 and was a member of the ACC Legends class in 2017. Pyne was also named to the all-time Big East Conference team and had the Hokies' offensive line meeting room was named in his honor.
Pyne was drafted in the seventh round of the 1994 NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, playing for eight seasons in the league with the Bucs, Lions, Browns, and Eagles. Pyne served for several years as the Chief Partnership Officer for the Buccaneers and is currently the Chief Partnership Officer for Wheels Up, a membership based private aviation company.
The announcement of the 2025 College Football Hall of Fame Class will be made in early 2025, with specific details to be announced in the future.
The 2025 College Football Hall of Fame Class will be officially inducted during the 67th NFF Annual Awards Dinner Presented by Las Vegas on Dec. 9, 2025, at the Bellagio Hotel. They will also be honored at their respective schools with an NFF Hall of Fame On-Campus Salute, presented by Fidelity Investments, during the 2025 season.