Featured Exhibit - X's and O's: College Football's Greatest Coaches

The College Football Hall of Fame features its newest exhibit, "X's and O's: College Football's Greatest Coaches," which highlights the history of coaching innovations, inspiration and the stories behind them.

The exhibit features historic game balls, coaches' signature outfits, photos of gridiron legends, and a life size a replica of a 1950's coach's office. Video footage takes museum guests behind the scenes with Eddie Robinson, John McKay and Darrell Royal in a game day locker room. Also featured is an interactive coach's board where museum guests can design their own plays. Handpicked winning plays will be featured in the College Football Hall of Fame "Fan's Playbook."

"X's and O's" honors the past while also looking forward to the future. Legends like Pop Warner, John Heisman and Knute Rockne, are recognized alongside today's gridiron strategists like Bob Stoops, Frank Beamer and Gary Patterson, Bill Snyder and many more.

On display in the exhibit are pieces of memorabilia from 60 of the greatest coaches of all time. Notable items on display include Bear Bryant's iconic houndstooth hat, Earl "Red" Blaik's West Point Academy robe and the dark glasses and white pants of Iowa's Hayden Fry. Also in the exhibit are Dan Devine's green 1977 National Champions coaching jacket, a page from the playbook of Francis "Close the Gates of Mercy" Schmidt and the distinctive block "O" black hat of Ohio State's Woody Hayes. On display are game balls signifying monumental events in the careers of these historic coaches. All this and more is integrated into the newest exhibit.

"X's and O's: College Football's Greatest Coaches" will be on display at the College Football Hall of Fame through December 31, 2012.