Diagnosis and treatment
FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2018, file photo, former Florida State NCAA college football head coach Bobby Bowden smiles at a Rotary Club luncheon in Omaha, Neb. The legendary college football coach announced Wednesday, July 21, 2021, that he has been diagnosed with a terminal medical condition. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
Hall of Famer Bobby Bowden has terminal medical condition

By Steve Reed Jul. 21, 2021 04:25 PM EDT

Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (13) is carted off the field after getting injured in the first half of an NCAA college football game against Mississippi State in Starkville, Miss., Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Tua Tagovailoa’s prognosis ‘excellent’ after his surgery

Nov. 18, 2019 01:30 PM EST

FILE - In this Dec. 26, 2014 file photo Nebraska interim head coach Barney Cotton answers questions during a news conference in San Diego. Cotton is progressing well after having a heart transplant in his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska. The transplant operation was Oct. 22 at Nebraska Medical Center. The 63-year-old Cotton stepped away from his position as UNLV’s offensive coordinator and tight ends coach in July. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi, file)
UNLV aide Barney Cotton's heart transplant called successful

Oct. 28, 2019 04:20 PM EDT

Ex-NFL player, doctor are arrested in Georgia opioid case

By Jeff Martin Sep. 11, 2019 02:39 PM EDT
ATLANTA (AP) — A former NFL football player and a Georgia doctor face charges of illegally distributing prescription drugs, including opioids. Federal...

FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2018, file photo, Jovan Dewitt, Nebraska football outside linebackers and special teams coach, is introduced to fans at halftime of an NCAA college basketball game against Iowa, in Lincoln, Neb. Dewitt’s happy place is on the practice field, and he’s never appreciated being there as much as he does now. Dewitt is back at his job as Nebraska’s outside linebackers coach and special teams coordinator following intense treatments for throat cancer that caused him to lost 102 pounds and zapped most of his energy. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
Nebraska aide relishing practices following cancer treatment

By Eric Olson Aug. 06, 2019 02:30 AM EDT

The Latest: Millen recovers from heart transplant surgery

Jul. 19, 2019 12:31 PM EDT
CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest from Big Ten football media days (all times local): 11:25 a.m. Matt Millen will be back in a broadcast booth...

UNLV: Rebels assistant Cotton waiting for heart transplant

Jul. 18, 2019 04:41 PM EDT
LAS VEGAS (AP) — UNLV offensive coordinator Barney Cotton is awaiting a heart transplant and will not coach on the field this season. Rebels coach Tony...

Alabama head coach Nick Saban chews out a player during the first half of Alabama's A-Day NCAA college football scrimmage, Saturday, April 13, 2019, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
Doctor: Alabama's Saban undergoes hip replacement surgery

Apr. 22, 2019 08:08 PM EDT

This photo provided by Vanderbilt University shows Vanderbilt tight end Turner Cockrell. Cockrell, 21, died Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018, at home after battling cancer for more than a year. (Vanderbilt University via AP)
Vanderbilt tight end Turner Cockrell dies of cancer at 21

Nov. 29, 2018 07:32 PM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2018, file photo, Kent State wide receiver Antwan Dixon (89) dives for an incomplete pass during the first half of an NCAA college football game Mississippi in Oxford, Miss. After missing two whole seasons, Dixon is back with Kent State and one 15 nominees so far for the college football’s new Comeback Player of the Year Award. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
Comeback player of year: Kent State's Dixon leads nominees

By Ralph D. Russo Oct. 24, 2018 01:09 PM EDT