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Longtime Alabama sports columnist Cecil Hurt dies at 62

Nov. 23, 2021 07:31 PM EST
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Cecil Hurt, a longtime sports columnist at The Tuscaloosa News, died Tuesday of complications from pneumonia. He was 62. ...

FILE - President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Mark Esper cross the field after the first half of an NCAA college football game between Army and Navy in Philadelphia, in this Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019, in file photo. Bump Army-Navy or go head-to-head with NFL? That's the choice facing those in charge with expanding the College Football Playoff if they want to take the format from four to 12 teams. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

CFP expansion: Bump Army-Navy or go head-to-head with NFL?

By Ralph D. Russo Oct. 14, 2021 01:21 PM EDT

Michigan State quarterback Payton Thorne throws a touchdown pass against Rutgers during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, in Piscataway, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Michigan State at Rutgers 10/9/2021

Oct. 09, 2021 01:47 PM EDT

In a photo provided by Fox Sports, Gus Johnson, left, and Joel Klatt prepare for the Sept. 4, 2021, NCAA college football game between Penn State and Wisconsin in Madison, Wis. Johnson and Klatt will be on the call for Saturday's game when No. 4 Penn State visits third-ranked Iowa. The two began working together in 2015 when Klatt became Fox's top college football analyst after Charles Davis shifted over to NFL. (Fox Sports via AP)

Century mark: Johnson-Klatt call 100th game together on Fox

By Joe Reedy Oct. 08, 2021 02:50 AM EDT

Texas running back Bijan Robinson (5) runs for a touchdown against Texas Tech during the second half of an NCAA college football game on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Texas-Oklahoma soon to be part of "SEC! SEC!"

By Jim Vertuno Oct. 07, 2021 12:06 PM EDT

Colorado head coach Karl Dorrell walks the sideline in the first half of an NCAA college football game against Southern California Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, in Boulder, Colo. Dorrell shoved a television photographer from a Denver CBS affiliate while leaving the field after the loss. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Karl Dorrell sorry for shoving photojournalist's camera

By Arnie Stapleton Oct. 03, 2021 02:37 PM EDT

Colorado AD apologizes after football coach shoves TV camera

By Arnie Stapleton Oct. 03, 2021 12:26 AM EDT

Rutgers wide receiver Bo Melton (18) catches a pass for a 57-yard gain as Delaware defensive back Justis Henley (21) and defensive back Kedrick Whitehead (1) defend during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, in Piscataway, N.J. (Andrew Mills/NJ Advance Media via AP)

DEL at Rutgers 9/18/2021

Sep. 18, 2021 07:11 PM EDT

FILE - In this Thanksgiving Day 1971 file photo, Nebraska's Johnny Rodgers (20) returns a punt for a touchdown as teammate Joe Blahak (27) delivers a block in the first quarter of an NCAA college football game against Oklahoma, in Norman, Okla. The game, which Nebraska won 35-31, is widely remembered as "The Game of the Century." Fifty years later, Rodgers still gets asked about the play. (Bob Gorham/Lincoln Journal Star via AP, File)

Best of the best: AP ranks the top Games of the Century

By Ralph D. Russo Sep. 16, 2021 12:06 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 4, 2000, file photo, Army head coach Todd Berry works on the sidelines during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Cincinnati in Cincinnati. Twenty years later, former Army football coach Todd Berry still gets choked up thinking about that Sept. 11, 2001, day and the terrorist attacks carried out not only on the twin towers at the World Trade Center but at the Pentagon, and in a field in rural Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Al Behrman, File)

Vignettes: Service academy athletes recall Sept. 11

By John Kekis Sep. 09, 2021 03:49 PM EDT

Georgia running back Zamir White runs over Clemson cornerback Mario Goodrich during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

College football's return boosts television ratings

By David Bauder Sep. 08, 2021 05:08 PM EDT

Pac-12 Commissioner George Kliavkoff fields questions during the Pac-12 Conference NCAA college football Media Day Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Column: Why would the ACC. Big Ten, Pac-12 form an alliance?

By Ralph D. Russo Aug. 16, 2021 02:38 AM EDT

FILE - New Mexico State running back Larry Rose III (3) carries the ball in the second half during the Arizona Bowl NCAA college football game against Utah State in Tucson, Ariz., in this Friday, Dec. 29, 2017, file photo. The Arizona Bowl recently announced a partnership with Barstool Sports for its Dec. 31 game in Tucson, Arizona. The multiyear deal with the digital sports platform — notable for its occasional off-color humor and brash founder Dave Portnoy — not only includes naming rights but also broadcasting rights, which means the game won't be on ESPN or CBS. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)

Arizona Bowl shuns TV, takes digital plunge with Barstool

By David Brandt Aug. 10, 2021 01:04 PM EDT

Holly Rowe joining ESPN/ABC's top college football team

Aug. 09, 2021 04:37 PM EDT
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Holly Rowe has been promoted to sideline reporter for ABC's college football Saturday night games. Rowe, beginning...