Tennessee and North Carolina State have broken into the top 10 of The Associated Press college football poll.

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.

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.

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