Auburn Tigers Aim to Upset Alabama in 1:30 Clash
In Birmingham, Auburn coached by Shug Jordan seeks an upset at Alabama despite Alabama being a heavy favorite. The Tigers, using a youthful lineup, have defied preseason expectations with late wins and a 10-7 upset of Tennessee, while Alabama eyes a Cotton Bowl bid after possible Rose Bowl plans.
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Birmingham
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Ralph (Shug) Jordan
Alabama
Crimson Tide
Tide
Texas
Southern
Cal
Trojans
Notre Dame
Pat Sullivan
Terry Beasley
Ole Miss
Chattanooga
Tennessee
Tigers See Underdog Spark Against Alabama At Birmingham
Auburn and Alabama enter a high stakes clash in Birmingham amid underdog status. Weather calls for sunny mild conditions with 60s temps and 12 to 16 mph southeasterly winds. Alabama relies on Terry Davis and a deep backfield while Auburn seeks emotional edge after Bryant remark and aims to unleash its rushing attack.
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Tigers
LSU
Alabama
Beto
Auburn
Bengals
Bear Bryant
Birmingham
Nebraska
Notre Dame
Texas
Colbert County Wins 3A Title With 41 14 Rally
Colbert County, led by Phillip Gargis and Thad Flannagan, overwhelmed Cullman 41 14 to capture the Alabama 3A high school football championship. The Indians seized five second half fumbles for four scores and opened with a 71 yard TD pass from Gargis to Newsome.
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Colbert Co
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Alvin Benn
Daily Sports
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Colbert County
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Bearcats
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Thad Flannagan
Wayne Trimble
Les Kelley
Gary Hicks
Colbert
Steve Boswell
Hicks
Leighton
Frank Johnson
Tom Gargis
Pat Boot
Ozzie Newsome
King
Maurice Brawley
Tim Rooks
Colbert County High School
Ralph Busch
van Willoughby
Danny Webb
Newcomers Spark Decatur and Austin High Hoops Startups
Newcomers Robby Tweedy for Decatur and Marvin Sales for Austin bolster their teams as Decatur tops undefeated Brewer 64 60 and Austin beats Morgan County rival Hartselle 69 49. Austin and Decatur improve to 2 0 and 1 0 respectively as halftime rallies seal the wins. Danville downs Hatton 74 68 with Randy Lewis leading 28 points and Hatton suffers first loss at 5 1. Brewer's Gary Winten scores 30 and Decatur leads 35 30 at halftime amid a late Raiders surge.
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Marvin Sales
Decatur
Austin
Tweedy
Red Raiders
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Sales
Joé Jones
Bears
Hartselle
Morgan County
Danville
Hatton
Falkville
Randy Lewis
Wallace
Ted McCaghren
Morgan
Tony Harrison
Phillip Parker
Hornets
Mt. Hope
West Morgan
Gary Winten
Livingston elevates Jim King to head football coach
Livingston University promotes defensive coordinator Jim King to head football coach and athletic director, succeeding Mickey Andrews who left to take Florence State’s head coaching job. King, 29, formerly a star lineman at Southern Mississippi, joined Livingston in 1970 after earning MVP lineman and captain honors at Southern Miss in 1964. Livingston won the NAIA football championship last season.
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Ala
Jim King
Livingston University
Mickey Andrews
Florence
King
University of Southern Mississippi
Southern Miss
Jennings to sign AU grant Jennings to sign grant with Auburn next Saturday
Athens star linebacker Jennings announced he will sign a grant in aid to attend Auburn University. The 215 pound end, named Golden Eagle headhunter, helped Athens go 10-0 in the regular season and reach the 3-A state playoffs. Coach McCoy notes teammates Parker Ruf and Paul Parker are also pursuing college offers as scouts air interest in Jennings.
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Athens
Phillip Jennings
Auburn University
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Golden Eagle
Auburn
War Eagle
Bobby Freeman
Wayne Bodie Jennings
Golden Eagles
Larry McCoy
Cullman
Eagles
Mason Ruf
Jacksonville State University
Ruf
McCoy
Paul Parker
Jimmy Smith
Alabama
Georgia
US Olympic Basketball Team Averages 6 Foot 7
The 12 man United States Olympic basketball squad averages six feet seven inches in height. The lineup features tall players and is prepared for the upcoming Olympic competition.
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Oliver) Woodard
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Spark Austin
Morgan Co. Basketball Roundup
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