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College Football: Who makes the Final Cut for the 2024 College Football Hall of Fame?

By Brandon Self

ATLANTA, GA - AUGUST 23: A general view of the College Football Hall of Fame Grand Opening at College Football Hall of Fame on August 23, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - AUGUST 23: A general view of the College Football Hall of Fame Grand Opening at College Football Hall of Fame on August 23, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images) /
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#6 – Rocky Calmus – Linebacker – Oklahoma

02 Dec 2000: Linebacker Rocky Calmus #20 of the Oklahoma Sooners gets congratulated after defeating the Kansas State Wildcats 27-24 during the Big 12 Championship at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. Oklahoma will play for the national championship at the Orange Bowl. Mandatory Credit: Brian Bahr/ALLSPORT
02 Dec 2000: Linebacker Rocky Calmus #20 of the Oklahoma Sooners gets congratulated after defeating the Kansas State Wildcats 27-24 during the Big 12 Championship at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. Oklahoma will play for the national championship at the Orange Bowl. Mandatory Credit: Brian Bahr/ALLSPORT /

Rocky was a two-time consensus All-American, the first of his kind on this list. He was a reliable source of consistency and dominance in the Sooner’s defenses of the early-2000s.

Rocky played at OU from 1998-2001, where he cemented a defensive legacy that competes with the offensive legacies of Baker Mayfield and Kyler Murray. He was not only a fan favorite but also a dominant middle linebacker.

Rocky won the 2001 Butkus Award for being the nation’s top linebacker. He was a crucial factor in the Sooners’ 2000 national championship run.

The two-time Big 12 defensive player of the year deserves to be in the Hall of Fame this year. It should be a consensus decision by the committee, just like his two consensus All-American selections were.

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