From 2001 to 2015 Gary Pinkel won more games than any coach in Missouri football history. Now he’s one step away from earning the top honor in college coaching. For the first time since becoming eligible, Pinkel is on the ballot for the College Football Hall of Fame, as announced Tuesday by the National Football Foundation.
Pinkel, 118-73 at Mizzou with four appearances in conference championship games and 10 bowls, is also the career wins leader at the University of Toledo, where he was 73-37-3 from 1991-2000.
Pinkel, 68, is one of seven FBS coaches on this year’s ballot.