BOBBY BOWDEN

Deion Sanders made a monster play in the big game, but it was LeRoy Butler's "fumblerooskie" that stole the show at prime time.

A mere 37 days after they last played, Alabama faces Georgia again with a national football championship on the line.

They both carved out sterling reputations as military and political leaders over years of public service.

For decades, the Miami Hurricanes and Florida State Seminoles have had one of the most distinguished rivalries in all of college football. The University of Miami and Florida State University (FSU) began their battle for state supremacy in 1951, when Miami blew out Florida State 35-13. 4 Florida State competed on a field that featured more than 60 future NFL players, 10 of which were first-round draft selections. With 42 seconds left on the clock, Florida State quarterback Danny McManus found Ronald Lewis in the end zone to cut their deficit to one. In 1991, the UM-FSU rivalry reached another peak on a day that lives in eternal infamy for Florida State fans.

Jonathan Doerer made a 41-yard field goal in overtime and No. 9 Notre Dame escaped with a 41-38 victory after Florida State overcame an 18-point deficit Sunday night.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The memorial service for legendary Florida State University head coach Bobby Bowden was nothing short of a celebration. Generations of football players and coaches joined his family over the weekend to honor a man whose life was dedicated to faith, family and football. The FSU Marching Chiefs played the school’s war chant at the Celebration of Life for Bobby Bowden. Bronze statue of Bobby Bowden by Sandy Proctor on the northwest side of Doak Campbell Stadium on the FSU campus. “When he saw me, he asked, ‘Would you like to play football at Florida State?’” said Billy Allen, who Bowden recruited out of the military.

Alabama is No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 preseason college football poll for fourth time in the past six seasons.

Bobby Bowden may have been known across the country for winning two national championships at Florida State, but the coach was eulogized Saturday as a man with three guiding principles: faith, family and football.

Last season was a bonanza for schools from outside the Power Five conferences.

Over four decades as a college head coach, Bowden racked up 377 wins, including an impressive 315-98-4 record over 34 seasons with Florida State University.

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney called Bobby Bowden a “model” that other college coaches should follow saying he never lost sight of being a man of faith, a great husband and father.

Bobby Bowden won 377 games in his career, including two national titles, and took the Florida State University Seminoles to post-season bowl games in 27 consecutive years.

Hall of Fame college football coach Bobby Bowden has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

For decades, the Miami Hurricanes and the Florida State Seminoles have had one of the most distinguished rivalries in all of college football. The Hurricanes and Seminoles first began their battle for state supremacy in 1951, when Miami blew out Florida State 35-13. With 42 seconds on the clock, Florida State quarterback Danny McManus found Ronald Lewis in the end zone, cutting the deficit to one. In 1991, the UM-FSU rivalry reached another peak on a day that lives in eternal infamy for Florida State fans. Florida State dominated Miami and all of college football throughout the rest of the decade.

Legendary college football coach Bobby Bowden says he has been diagnosed with a terminal medical condition.

Former Georgia and Miami football coach Mark Richt has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.

Alabama running back Najee Harris (22) leaps over LSU safety JaCoby Stevens (7) during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020. 1 for the fifth week in a row Sunday and extended its streak of consecutive poll appearances to 210, the third longest in the history of The Associated Press college football poll. 1 for the third straight week and the top seven teams were unchanged for a fifth consecutive poll. Buffalo is the first Mid-American Conference team to be ranked this season, giving every FBS league at least one ranked team during this pandemic-altered season. The Ducks' and Huskies' exits left the Pac-12 with two ranked teams: No.

Former Florida State coach Bobby Bowden was hospitalized Tuesday for treatment of COVID-19. Bowden was being treated treated at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare. Bowden’s wife, Ann, told the Tallahassee Democrat her husband was scheduled to undergo a chest X-ray and other tests. “I feel sure he’s going to be OK,” Ann told the Tallahassee Democrat. __Follow Ralph D. Russo at https://twitter.com/ralphDrussoAP and listen at http://www.westwoodonepodcasts.com/pods/ap-top-25-college-football-podcast/___More AP college football: https://apnews.com/Collegefootball and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Bobby Bowden, the legendary Florida State football coach, has tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Tallahassee Democrat. Bowden, 90, told the newspaper Monday morning that he was diagnosed with the virus the day after being released from a local hospital last weekend. Bowden said he’s the only person in his household who has tested positive for the coronavirus. Bowden was recently hospitalized at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare for a leg infection following the removal of skin cancer spots. Florida State football tweeted that Bowden “will be in our thoughts and prayers.”

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. - It wasn't easy, but Local10.com reviewed the rosters of the greatest Florida, Florida State and Miami teams to determine the schools' all-time teams in honor of the 150th anniversary of college football. AP Photo/Hans Deryk Florida Gators head coach Steve Spurrier yells instructions from the sideline during a timeout in the third quarter of a game against Florida State, Nov. 30, 1996, in Tallahassee, Florida. AP Photo/Tracy Wilcox Florida Gators quarterback Tim Tebow became the first sophomore to win the Heisman Trophy in 2007. Florida State SeminolesThere is no Florida State coach greater than Bobby Bowden, an obvious choice to lead the all-time team. LIST: Florida State All-Time Football TeamOne of his favorite targets was tight end Nick O'Leary, who won the 2014 Mackey Award.

Ron DeSantis to serve as Broward County sheriff after Scott Israel was suspended Friday. Prior to working for the Coral Springs Police Department, Tony was employed by the Florida Department of Corrections and Florida Highway Patrol. "I have served you once before, often times in the dark, away from the public light, simply doing my job to enforce the laws of this great state," Tony said. A native of Philadelphia, Tony came to the Sunshine State to attend Florida State University, where he played football under legendary head coach Bobby Bowden. He becomes the first black sheriff in Broward County history.