Gene Chizik
FILE - Alabama head coach Nick Saban and his team react at the end of the Cotton Bowl NCAA college football semifinal playoff game against Michigan State in Arlington, Texas, in this Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015, file photo. Alabama won 38-0 to advance to the championship game. Saban's dominating run at Alabama is more than just wins and championships. He's also ruined the careers of many of his fellow SEC coaches and cost the league's other 13 schools more than $100 million in buyouts -- all in search of someone who can knock the game's greatest coach from his perch.(AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
Column: Alabama's Nick Saban is Coach Killer of the SEC

By Paul Newberry Dec. 18, 2020 02:47 PM EST

Florida coach Dan Mullen, center, points to the monitor while disputing a ruling by officials during the first half of the team's NCAA college football game against LSU, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, in Gainesville, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Mullen admits 'it would be huge' to beat Saban in 10th try

By Mark Long Dec. 18, 2020 02:19 AM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 25, 2020, file photo, Detroit Lions linebacker Jamie Collins signals touchdown as Atlanta Falcons running back Todd Gurley tries to stop short of the end zone to control the final minutes of the clock in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game in Atlanta. Against a conceding opponent, whose only hope was to take advantage of a ballcarrier's natural inclination to find the end zone, Penn State and the Falcons inadvertently took the bait and ended up losing games they pretty much had wrapped up. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)
Do Not Score! How to avoid touchdowns defenses celebrate

By Ralph D. Russo Oct. 30, 2020 02:06 AM EDT

Georgia running back D'Andre Swift (7) leaves the field after a NCAA football game between Georgia and Missouri in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019. Georgia won 27-0. (Joshua L. Jones/Athens Banner-Herald via AP)
Georgia-Auburn set for ‘old-fashioned SEC football’ matchup

By John Zenor Nov. 15, 2019 10:15 AM EST

Georgia coach Kirby Smart speaks with the ref in the second half of a NCAA football game between Georgia and Notre Dame in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. Georgia won 23-17. [Photo/Joshua L. Jones, Athens Banner-Herald]/Athens Banner-Herald via AP)NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, in Athens, Ga. (Joshua L. Jones/Athens Banner-Herald via AP)
No. 3 Georgia, Smart wary of heavy underdog Tennessee

By Steve Megargee Oct. 04, 2019 10:10 AM EDT

North Carolina head coach Larry Fedora reacts during the second half of an NCAA college football game against North Carolina State in Chapel Hill, N.C., Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018. North Carolina State won 34-28 in overtime. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
North Carolina: Fedora out as football coach after 7 seasons

By Aaron Beard Nov. 25, 2018 11:06 AM EST

University of Kansas new football coach Les Miles makes a statement during a news conference in Lawrence, Kan., Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
Miles energizes Kansas but now must start building winner

By Dave Skretta Nov. 19, 2018 05:27 PM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2017, file photo, Duke coach David Cutcliffe, left, and North Carolina coach Larry Fedora speak prior to an NCAA college football game in Chapel Hill, N.C. Fedora's Tar Heels have lost 19 of 24 games dating to November 2016 entering Saturday's trip to Duke. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)
Fedora, Tar Heels trying to reverse program's 2-year slide

By Aaron Beard Nov. 08, 2018 01:39 PM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 25, 2017, file photo, Auburn quarterback Jarrett Stidham (8) runs the ball during the first half of the Iron Bowl NCAA college football game against Alabama, in Auburn, Ala. Potential Heisman Trophy contender Stidham will lead No. 9 Auburn against No. 6 Washington in the only opening-week game between top-10 teams. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)
Warning for Washington, Auburn: Kickoff Game can be critical

By Paul Newberry Aug. 31, 2018 11:10 AM EDT