Column: A tribute to the trailblazers of college football

Artwork showing legendary Grambling football coach Eddie Robinson is displayed at the College Football Hall of Fame, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021, in Atlanta. The Hall has a new exhibit dedicated to historically black colleges and universities. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

An Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year award is displayed at the College Football Hall of Fame, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021, in Atlanta. The Hall has a new exhibit new exhibit dedicated to historically black colleges and universities. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

College Football Hall of Fame chief executive officer Kimberly Beaudin looks over their new exhibit dedicated to historically black colleges and universities, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John. Bazemore)