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College Football Hall of Famer Bob Babich dies at 74

Apr. 20, 2022 06:44 PM EDT
Bob Babich, a member of the College Football Hall of Fame who played linebacker in the NFL for the Chargers and Browns, has died. He was 74. Babich...

Mississippi quarterback Matt Corral (2) celebrates his second-half, 4-yard touchdown run with wide receiver Braylon Sanders (13) during an NCAA college football game against Mississippi State, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021, in Starkville, Miss. Mississippi won 31-21. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Sugar Bowl matches No. 6 Baylor vs. No. 8 Mississippi

By Brett Martel Dec. 05, 2021 03:02 PM EST

FILE - Auburn cornerback Chris Davis (11) returns a missed field goal-attempt 100-plus yards to score the winning touchdown as time expires in the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game against No. 1 Alabama in Auburn, Ala., Nov. 30, 2013. Davis returned the Alabama field goal-attempt that came up short from the back of his own end zone for a touchdown on the final play to send the fourth-ranked Tigers to the 2013 Southeastern Conference title game and eventually the BCS championship game. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)
Top rivalries: Iron Bowl, The Game, Army-Navy, Red River

By Ralph D. Russo Nov. 23, 2021 03:02 PM EST

Former Mississippi quarterback Eli Manning and his children get together for a photograph around the "10" yard mark that has been painted red in his honor at Jerry Hollingsworth Field in Oxford, Miss., Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021. The school will retire his number during a halftime ceremony of an NCAA college football game against LSU. (Thomas Wells/The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal via AP)
Corral leads No. 12 Mississippi over Orgeron, LSU 31-17

By Chris Burrows Oct. 23, 2021 07:59 PM EDT

LSU head coach Ed Orgeron is escorted onto the field after LSU's 49-42 win over Florida in an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La. LSU and coach Orgeron have agreed to part ways after this season, according to multiple media reports Sunday, Oct. 17, 21 months after he led the Tigers to a national championship with what is considered one of the greatest teams in college football history. (Scott Clause/The Daily Advertiser via AP)
No. 12 Mississippi hosts LSU after wild seven days

By John Zenor Oct. 21, 2021 05:23 PM EDT

FILE - Brigham Young University tight end Gordon Hudson reaches up to make a one-handed catch for a 14-yard gain during the Holiday Bowl NCAA college football game against Ohio State in San Diego, in this Friday Dec. 17, 1982, file photo. Hudson, an All-American tight end for Brigham Young University and college football hall of famer, died Sept. 27, 2021. He was 59. He died in San Jose, California, the school said. (AP Photo/File)
BYU All-American tight end Gordon Hudson dies at 59

Oct. 07, 2021 04:55 PM EDT

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Oct. 03, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Oct. 4 1895 — Horace Rawlins wins the first U.S. Open. Rawlins beats Willie Dunn with 36-hole total of 173 at the Newport Golf Club in...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Sep. 30, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Oct. 1 1903 — The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Boston Pilgrims 7-3 in the first World Series game. Jimmy Sebring hits the first Series homer...

FILE - In this Sept. 10, 1988, file photo, UCLA coach Terry Donahue is carried off the field by his players after UCLA defeated Nebraska, 41-28 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. The victory was Donahue's 100th as Bruin coach. Donahue, the winningest coach in Pac-12 Conference and UCLA football history who later served as general manager of the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers, died Sunday, July 4, 2021. He was 77. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)
Terry Donahue, winningest UCLA football coach, dies at 77

By Beth Harris Jul. 05, 2021 12:09 AM EDT

Former Maryland QB Scarbath, a star in the early 1950s, dies

Dec. 08, 2020 02:26 PM EST
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Jack Scarbath, a star quarterback for Maryland in the early 1950s and a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, has died. He was...

A fan wearing face mask to protect against coronavirus waits for the start of the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Portugal and Sweden at the Jose Alvalade stadium in Lisbon, Portugal, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
The Latest: UMass-Marshall football game set for Nov. 7

By The Associated Press Oct. 19, 2020 03:54 PM EDT

Security reminds fans to mask up before entering Sanford Stadium before the start of the Georgia-Tennessee NCAA college football game in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. (Joshua L. Jones/Athens Banner-Herald via AP)
The Latest: Eagles allowing some fans to game against Ravens

By The Associated Press Oct. 13, 2020 01:24 PM EDT

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Oct. 01, 2020 12:51 PM EDT
Oct. 4 1895 — Horace Rawlins wins the first U.S. Open. Rawlins beats Willie Dunn with 36-hole total of 173 at the Newport Golf Club in...

Tennessee wide receiver Jauan Jennings (15) holds the trophy next to wide receivers Marquez Callaway (1) and Josh Palmer (5) after the team's 23-22 win over Indiana in the Gator Bowl NCAA college football game in Jacksonville, Fla., Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020. (Calvin Mattheis/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP)
Tennessee scores twice late to stun Indiana 23-22 in Gator

By Mark Long Jan. 02, 2020 10:52 PM EST

FILE - In this Friday, Feb. 5, 2016, file photo, the Goodyear Blimp Spirit of Innovation takes off for a flight over Super Bowl fan sites from the airport in Livermore, Calif. As a nod to its influence and legacy to the game, the iconic airship is being inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as an honorary member — the first non-player or coach to be inducted. The blimp's flight to fame began during the telecast for the 1955 Rose Bowl Game and has led to it being an eye in the sky at over 2,000 games, hovering above stadiums from coast to coast. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
Rare air: Goodyear Blimp flying high and into Hall of Fame

By Tom Withers Jan. 07, 2019 10:35 AM EST

SEC honors Archie Manning with distinguished service award

Nov. 15, 2018 01:00 PM EST
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference has named Archie Manning winner of the Michael L. Slive Distinguished Service Award. The award,...

Arkansas defensive back Ryan Pulley intercepts a pass intended for Mississippi receiver A.J. Brown in the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018, in Little Rock, Ark. (AP Photo/Michael Woods)
Ta'amu's 528 yards leads Ole Miss to comeback over Arkansas

By Kurt Voigt Oct. 13, 2018 11:25 PM EDT