EAST LANSING — Three former Michigan State All-Americans — wide receiver Kirk Gibson, running back Clinton Jones and running back Lorenzo White — along with former Spartan head coach Darryl Rogers are featured on the National Football Foundation’s 2014 (Football Bowl Subdivision) ballot for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Notre Dame also had three players listed on the ballot — split end Tom Gatewood, linebacker Bob Crable and wide receiver Raghib Ismail.

The three Michigan players up for the Hall of Fame are tackle Jumbo Elliott, running back Rob Lytle and defensive lineman Mark Messner.

The ballot, mailed last week to the more than 12,000 NFF members and current Hall of Famers, contains the names of 75 players and six coaches. Those votes will be tabulated and submitted to the NFF’s Honors Court, chaired by former Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner and NCAA President Gene Corrigan, which deliberates and selects the class. The 17-member NFF Honors Court includes an elite and geographically diverse pool of athletics directors, conference commissioners, Hall of Famers and media members.

The 2014 FBS Hall of Fame Class will be announced in May and then inducted at the NFF College Football Hall of Fame’s 57th Annual Awards Dinner Dec. 9 at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City.

To be eligible for the ballot, players must have been named First-Team All-American by a major/national selector as recognized and utilized by the NCAA for its consensus All-America teams; played their last year of intercollegiate football at least 10 years prior; played within the last 50 years and cannot be currently playing professional football.

Coaches must have coached a minimum of 10 years and 100 games as a head coach; won at least 60 percent of their games; and be retired from coaching for at least three years.

If a coach is retired and over the age of 70, there is no waiting period. If he is over the age of 75, he is eligible as an active coach. In both cases, the candidate’s post-football record as a citizen may also be weighed.

Once nominated for consideration, all player candidates are submitted to one of eight District Screening Committees, depending on their school’s geographic location, which conducts a vote to determine who will appear on the ballot and represent their respective districts.

Each year, approximately 15 candidates, who are not selected for the Hall of Fame, will be named automatic holdovers and will bypass the district screening process and automatically appear on the ballot the following year. Additionally, the Veterans Committee may make recommendations to NFF Honors Court for exceptions that allow for the induction of players who played more than 50 years ago.