Former Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville could end up with a pair of new titles in 2026 – governor of Alabama and College Football Hall of Famer.

Currently a U.S. senator representing Alabama, Tuberville is running for governor of the state and seems to be the morning-line favorite to earn election on Nov. 3, 2026.

Tuberville will know in January whether he’s a member of the College Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026. He’s among the nine coaches on the FBS portion of the ballot .

Tuberville made his first appearance on the ballot for the Class of 2025, but two other coaches from the SEC earned enshrinement – Urban Meyer of Florida and Nick Saban of LSU and Alabama .

Even if Tuberville doesn’t make it this time around, he seems likely to enter the College Football Hall of Fame ev

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