IRVING, Texas – The University of Texas and The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced that they will jointly honor 2023 College Football Hall of Fame electee Derrick Johnson with an NFF Hall of Fame On-Campus Salute, presented by Fidelity Investments®. The Salute will take place this Saturday, Sept. 2, during the Longhorn's home football game against Rice, which will kick off at 3:30 p.m. ET on FOX.
The NFF Hall of Fame On-Campus Salute program, which began with the inaugural College Football Hall of Fame Class in 1951, has become a hallowed tradition, and to this day the singular events remain the first of numerous activities in the Hall of Fame experience.