BOBBY BOWDEN

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.

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.

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.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL, USA -- Bobby Bowden died at age 91 with a legacy that included winning at the highest level of college football, but it didn’t start with that. College football won’t see another coach quite like Bowden, but among current coaches, who has the best chance to both win and be loved in a similar way to how Bowden was? On the latest press conference episode of The College Football Playoff Show, co-hosts Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah ponder that question, while also discussing what they remember most about Bowden. Among other questions on the new national college football podcast:Who would they vote No. • The College Football Playoff Show on Spotify• The College Football Playoff Show on Apple Podcasts• The College Football Playoff Show on Google PodcastsPrevious episodes of the College Football Playoff ShowIs Georgia a contender?

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.

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