Sterling Sharpe, Jared Allen, Eric Allen and Antonio Gates moved fans with a series of emotional speeches as the former NFL stars were welcomed into the Pro Football Hall of Fame with an enshrinement ceremony on Saturday in Canton.

Eric Allen, Jared Allen and Antonio Gates joined Sterling Sharpe as the Class of 2025 was inducted into football immortality during a ceremony at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium.

The Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Chargers play Thursday night and the Hall of Fame induction ceremony is Saturday.

The good news is that the new College Football Playoff format is more forgiving to regular season losses, which could help Auburn in its quest for its first-ever College Football Playoff appearance. Brad Crawford of CBS Sports recently evaluated each SEC schedule,

No conference compares to the SEC when it comes to strength of schedule, according to commissioner Greg Sankey, who has said multiple times this summer he expects his league to be well-represented in the College Football Playoff this season.

How will the Iowa State football team perform this season? Here's how columnist Travis Hines sees each game unfolding.