The night before Christmas isn’t the only time that Ray Hoppel, of Lewistown, has visions of sugar-plums dancing in his head.

The Crimson Tide were 11-0 and ranked No. 1 in 1973 before losing 24-23 to Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl. A heavy drinker, Bryant secretly checked himself into alcohol rehab in the spring of 1978.

STATE COLLEGE — It has become a story so familiar as to be tiresome, or perhaps mystifying. With a chance to move to the top ...

and Jim Brown started as sophomores on the 1978 Sugar Bowl squad (a team that still doesn’t get the recognition it truly deserves). Mark Battaglia also played a great deal at center in 1981 and ...

In addition to seven Super Bowls (1978, '81, '86, '90, '97, 2002, '13), other notable events hosted here include the Sugar Bowl, the New Orleans Bowl, and the BCS National Championship four times.

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Sugar Bowl victories over North Carolina and LSU followed ... becoming coach of the NFL's St. Louis Cardinals in March 1978. The Cards lost their first eight games on the way to a 6-10 season ...

Millen earned All-American honors in 1978 and was a key player in Penn ... leading the Nittany Lions to an undefeated season ...

You can catch the Sugar Bowl on ESPN through various live TV streaming services. ESPN will be the go-to channel for most College Bowl games, including the Sugar Bowl, this season. You can access ...

After a 9-3 regular season record and a loss to Oklahoma in the Big 12 championship game, Texas took on Kirby Smart's Georgia team in the Sugar Bowl. While the Bulldogs weren't the machine they've ...

One of the highlights of the sports calendar year, the Sugar Bowl happens to kick off on New Year's Day. Held at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, the annual bowl game is one of the oldest in ...