Tragedy struck the college football world on Oct. 2, 1970. Fourteen members of the Wichita State football team were killed in a plane crash in the Rocky Mountains. It was one of two planes carrying the Shockers to Utah for a game against Utah State. The second crew made it …
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D.J. Hayden was among the six people who died in a car accident in Houston, the Raiders announced on Saturday. Hayden was 33. “The Raiders Family is mourning the tragic loss of former cornerback D.J. Hayden,” the Raiders said in a statement. Houston police confirmed that the deadly crash happened …
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Sports Illustrated received some more flak on Thursday as it revealed its 2023 Sportsperson of the Year to be Colorado Buffaloes’ first-year head coach Deion Sanders. Sanders took the Colorado job after his time with Jackson State was over. The move brought national attention to a fledgling Pac-12 program that …
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The College Football Playoff committee’s controversial decision to snub Florida State from a chance to play in the national championship next month has been met with overwhelming criticism. But for Dan Mullen, former Mississippi State and University of Florida head coach, he believes the decision has left an indelible mark …
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The college football world received bombshell news Wednesday night that Alabama head coach Nick Saban is retiring. Saban, the head coach at Alabama for 17 seasons, made it official a few hours after reports of his retirement began to surface. Colorado head coach Deion Sanders walks the sideline against Arizona …
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Jim Harbaugh has spoken to at least one NFL team each of the last two offseasons but opted to remain at the University of Michigan. After finally winning a national championship with the maize and blue and plenty of NFL openings, Harbaugh could return to the pros this time around. …
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Former Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders shared his confidence in his former collegiate team despite their first loss of the season against Georgia Tech. The Buffaloes lost to the Yellow Jackets, 27-20, after Haynes King put together a game-winning drive in the fourth quarter. King scored on a 45-yard run …
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A witness who had picked a Miami football player’s alleged murderer out of a lineup multiple times was presumed dead. However, last month, reporters from ESPN found Paul Conner, 81, alive at his home in Louisville. Conner lived at the same apartment complex as Bryan Pata, a Miami football standout …
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Deion Sanders’ health has been a closely followed topic this offseason. In June, reports surfaced that the Pro Football Hall of Famer was sidelined with an unspecified illness. In July, Sanders revealed he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of bladder cancer. During a news conference with his doctors, …
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College sports teams can unify their community on and off the field — and one football team is doing just that by using its platform to spread faith to students. University of Pittsburgh football players delivered the gospel in front of nearly 600 people during a stirring ‘Pitt for Jesus’ …
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