By John Solomon
How the government's punishing of the exposure of official wrongdoing can linger for years
Nick Saban's three national titles at Alabama arguably are more impressive than Paul Bryant's six. The Bear never had to contend with scholarship limits, early entries to the NFL draft, or a conference in which football and breathing are equal in importance.
Ara Parseghian still remembers every little detail of that dreary night in New Orleans nearly four decades ago, when two titans of college football met for the first time.
Mal Moore's career was adrift.
There were some dark days at Notre Dame and Alabama, dark years really, during which two of college football's proudest programs flailed and foundered.
On one side, a blossoming dynasty from the college football capital of the Deep South.On the other, the sport's most famous team, trying to reclaim its place among the elite.
On one side, a blossoming dynasty from the college football capital of the Deep South. On the other, the sport's most famous team, trying to reclaim its place among the elite.
On one side, a blossoming dynasty from the college football capital of the Deep South. On the other, the sport's most famous team, trying to reclaim its place among the elite.
One game can change a season in college football _ and it could happen in Game 1.
There will never be another coaching career like Joe Paterno's.
There will never be another coaching career like Joe Paterno's.
"Bear Bryant said after the (1976) game: "I don't think I'm going to be around for the four-pointer," Somogyi recalled.
