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Nebraska safety Deontai Williams (8) pushes Illinois wide receiver Josh Imatorbhebhe (9) out-of-bounds during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Lincoln, Neb., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Illini win 2nd in row 41-23 over turnover-plagued Huskers

By ERIC OLSON - Associated Press

Russell County head football coach Mark Rose speaks during High School Football Media Days in Opelika, Ala., on July 22, 2020. Football is Mark Rose's life. He was an undersized lineman on Auburn's SEC championship teams of the late 1980s under Pat Dye. He's been a high school coach for three decades. But there was no way Rose was sending his players onto the field in the middle of a pandemic.(Jordan D. Hill/Opelika-Auburn News via AP)

Column: High school coach takes brave stand against COVID-19

By PAUL NEWBBERRY - Associated Press

New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton passes against the Baltimore Ravens in the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Newton and hard-running Patriots to test Houston’s defense

By KRISTIE RIEKEN - Associated Press

The stadium sits empty after it was evacuated after the first half due to weather concerns after the first half of an NCAA college football game between Bowling Green and Maryland, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, in College Park, Md. Play is now being delayed due to lightning and weather concerns. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Maryland football cancels game vs. Michigan State due to COVID-19

By Andy Kostka - The Washington Times

Iowa State tight end Dylan Soehner (89) carries the ball into the end zone for a touchdown during an NCAA college football game between Iowa State and Oklahoma in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019. Iowa State's Charlie Kolar, Chase Allen and Soehner came into the season as perhaps the most celebrated group of tight ends in the country, and they still are. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

No. 17 Cyclones meet Kansas State team battling virus cases

By ERIC OLSON - Associated Press

Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry (22) carries the ball against Indianapolis Colts free safety Julian Blackmon (32) in the first half of an NFL football game Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)

Short-handed Ravens face Henry and Titans in playoff rematch

By DAVID GINSBURG - Associated Press

FILE - In this Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, file photo, Maryland head coach Mike Locksley, center, talks with his players during a timeout late in the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game against Penn State in State College, Pa. An outbreak of COVID-19 on the Maryland football team that resulted in a positive test for head coach Michael Locksley has caused the cancellation of Saturday’s Big Ten game against Michigan State. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger, File)

Terrapins hold out hope season can resume once COVID-19 outbreak eases

By Andy Kostka - The Washington Times

Editorial Roundup: Alabama

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Notre Dame quarterback Ian Book (12) runs the ball for a touchdown in front of Boston College linebacker Isaiah McDuffie (55) during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Book It: Quarterback makes No. 2 Irish legitimate contenders

By JOHN FINERAN - Associated Press

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) walks the turf before the first half of an NFL football game between the Carolina Panthers and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in Charlotte , N.C. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Brady-led Buccaneers working to establish offensive identity

By FRED GOODALL - Associated Press

Louisville fans sit socially distant during an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020, in Charlottesville, Va. (Erin Edgerton/The Daily Progress via AP)

The Latest: No. 15 Marshall postpones game vs Charlotte

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

South Carolina coach Will Muschamp heads to check on an injured player during the first half of the team's NCAA college football game against Mississippi in Oxford, Miss., Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Bruce Newman)

South Carolina fires football coach Will Muschamp

By PETE IACOBELLI - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 15, 1970, file photo, a fireman looks over the wreckage of a plane in Kenova near Huntington, W.Va. Marshall will mark the 50th anniversary of the plane crash that killed all 75 aboard on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020, on the campus in Huntington. (AP Photo/Henry Griffin, File)

Marshall remembers lives lost in worst US sports disaster

By JOHN RABY - Associated Press

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Paul Hornung, of the Green Bay Packers, in an undated photo. Hornung, the dazzling “Golden Boy” of the Green Bay Packers whose singular ability to generate points as a runner, receiver, quarterback, and kicker helped turn them into an NFL dynasty, has died, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020. He was 84. (AP Photo, File)

NFL Hall of Fame running back Paul Hornung dies at 84

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Iowa offensive lineman Justin Britt (63) lifts running back Tyler Goodson (15) in celebration after Goodson scored a touchdown against Minnesota during the first half of an NCAA college football game Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Stacy Bengs)

Iowa drubs Minnesota 35-7 for 6th straight win for the pig

By DAVE CAMPBELL - Associated Press

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) runs off the field after an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020, in Indianapolis. Old school and new school will collide when the Patriots host the Ravens. (AP Photo/Zach Bolinger, File)

Lamar Jackson, Cam Newton in spotlight as Pats host Ravens

By KYLE HIGHTOWER - Associated Press

Detroit Lions running back Adrian Peterson (28) watches from the sideline during the first half of an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)

Ron Rivera not excited about facing Adrian Peterson

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

TCU quarterback Max Duggan (15) takes off past Texas Tech defensive back Eric Monroe (11) and Texas Tech defensive back Zech McPhearson (8) on a 48-yard touchdown run during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Fort Worth, Texas. TCU won 34-18. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)

Duggan, TCU chase elusive winning record at West Virginia

By JOHN RABY - Associated Press

Tottenham Hotspur's Alex Morgan gestures to her teammates during the English Women's Super League soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Reading at the Hive stadium in London Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020. Morgan came on as a 69th minute substitute, the game ended in a 1-1 draw. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Survey outlines coronavirus impact on women’s soccer

By ANNE M. PETERSON - Associated Press