Pat Sullivan, Auburn's first Heisman Trophy winner, died on Sunday morning at the age of 69.
Sullivan was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2003. A family statement said he "fought a long and difficult battle as a result of his treatments."
As Auburn's quarterback in 1971, Sullivan won the Heisman Trophy, edging Cornell's Ed Marinaro 1,597-1,445 in the voting.
The College Football Hall of Famer played in 30 NFL games with four starts from 1972-75 with the Atlanta Falcons.
He was the head coach at TCU (1992-97) and Samford (2007-14).
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Alabama dropped to No. 9 in the Associated Press poll, ending the Crimson Tide's record streak of 68 appearances in the top five. No. 25 Air Force is ranked for the first time since 2010. With Navy at No. 23, two service academies are ranked at the same time for the first time since Oct. 14, 1985.
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• Quarterback Feleipe Franks, a redshirt junior with 24 career starts, is leaving Florida after missing most of the 2019 season with an ankle injury.
• For the first time since 1994, 13-time national champion Mount Union did not advance past the second round of the Division III playoffs. The Purple Raiders, who had been unbeaten this season, lost at home on Saturday to North Central 59-52. In the game, Mount Union quarterback D'Angelo Fulford set an NCAA playoff record for total yards with 688 (549 passing).
