Aaron Taylor
FILE - SMU's Eric Dickerson (19) runs the ball against against Rice during the first half of an NCAA college football game at Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas, Nov. 7, 1981. The former SMU running back, who played for the Mustangs from 1979-82, was one of 27 players invited to the Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021, induction ceremony for the College Football Hall of Fame in Las Vegas. Dickerson was voted into the 2020 class, but the ceremony was canceled due to the pandemic. (AP Photo/David Breslauer, File)
SMU’s Eric Dickerson finally goes into College Hall of Fame

By Danny Webster Dec. 07, 2021 08:25 PM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2004, file photo, Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops celebrates the Sooners 12-0 win over Texas, in Dallas. Heisman Trophy winner Carson Palmer and former Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops are among the 13 former players and coaches who make up the latest College Football Hall of Fame class. The National Football Foundation announced the newly elected hall of famers Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. This class will be inducted in December. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
Carson Palmer, Bob Stoops lead college Hall of Fame class

By Ralph D. Russo Jan. 11, 2021 12:58 PM EST

This photo provided by CBS Sports shows CBS Sports college football analyst Aaron Taylor. On the latest AP Top 25 College Football Podcast, former Notre Dame All-America offensive lineman and current CBS Sports analyst Aaron Taylor joins AP’s Ralph Russo to talk about the art of blocking. (John P. Filo/CBS Sports via AP)
Top 25 Podcast: The art of blocking with Aaron Taylor

By Ralph D. Russo Jul. 10, 2019 04:00 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 24, 1994, file photo, Colorado's Rashaan Salaam (19) dives over the goal line for a 1-yard touchdown against Michigan in the first quarter of an NCAA college football game, in Ann Arbor, Mich. A glance at the list of candidates eligible for selection to the College Football Hall of Fame is likely to produce the following reaction: How is that guy not in yet? Heisman Trophy winners Salaam, Carson Palmer and Eric Crouch are still waiting. (AP Photo/Werner Slocum, File)
Analysis: Picking the 2020 class for college football hall

By Ralph D. Russo Jun. 04, 2019 02:46 AM EDT

FILE - In this Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018, file photo, Maryland's offensive line gets set to to snap the ball during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Rutgers in College Park, Md. The best offensive lines are greater than the sum of their parts. Former Notre Dame star offensive lineman Aaron Taylor, now an analyst for CBS Sports, is one of the driving forces behind the Joe Moore Award, which honors the best offensive line in the college football. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
AP Top 25 Podcast: Best offensive lines in college football

By Ralph D. Russo Oct. 17, 2018 02:32 PM EDT