Auburn’s Sullivan, 1971 Heisman winner, dies at 69
Pat Sullivan, the 1971 Heisman Trophy winner at Auburn who went on coach TCU and Samford, has died. He was 69.
Sullivan’s family released a statement saying he “died peacefully at home” Sunday morning, surrounded by relatives. The former quarterback was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2003 and the statement said he “fought a long and difficult battle as a result of his treatments.”
Sullivan was a College Football Hall of Famer who played four seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, wrapping up his playing career in 1976 with Washington and San Francisco.
He was on the search committee when Auburn hired coach Gus Malzahn.
“We are deeply saddened by the passing of Pat Sullivan, one of Auburn’s all-time greats on and off the field,” Malzahn said. “I will forever be indebted to Coach Sullivan for helping bring me back to Auburn to serve as the head football coach.”
Sullivan began coaching at Samford in 2007 and stepped down in December 2014, citing health issues.
BC, USF FIRE COACHES
Boston College fired coach Steve Addazio on Sunday after seven seasons in which the Eagles never surpassed seven wins.
Addazio was 44-44 since taking over in 2013, reaching bowl eligibility for the sixth time in seven years after beating Pittsburgh, 26-19, on Saturday. The 60year-old coach spent much of his postgame news conference talking about the program’s future, insisting, “It’s not about me.”
“All I cared about was getting this team to six wins and getting another month with them. And then watching what I watched,” he said after celebrating with his players in the locker room. “That was the greatest gift that I got. You want to talk about me? That was a great gift.”
South Florida fired coach Charlie Strong on Sunday after three seasons in which the Bulls won fewer games each year.
USF made the move two days after finishing a 4-8 season with a blowout loss to rival UCF. That left Strong 21-16 overall but 4-14 since starting the 2018 season with seven straight victories.
BAMA DROPS TO NO. 9
Alabama dropped to No. 9 in The Associated Press college football poll, snapping the Crimson Tide’s record streak of 68 appearances in the top five.
The top four teams in the AP Top 25 were unchanged, with LSU at No. 1, followed by Ohio State, Clemson and Georgia.
The Buckeyes gained on LSU after their blowout victory at Michigan, receiving 19 first-place votes. The Tigers had 40, down 10 from last week. Clemson received three first-place votes.
Desure Buie hit all nine of his free-throw attempts and scored 21 points and Hofstra beat Holy Cross, 91-69, on Sunday at Boca Raton Beach Classic game.
Eli Pemberton and Jalen Ray each scored 16 and Tareq Coburn and Isaac Kiante each scored 12 for the Pride (5-3).