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Schools across the country threw parties, tournaments and fan events with their teams to celebrate the release of EA Sports College Football 25. (AP Video/Cody Jackson)

Snoop Dogg’s real-life experience coaching youth football inspired his new film “The Underdoggs,” though the rapper-actor says his character is more aggressive than he ever was on the sidelines. (Jan. 26)

Selling beer and wine at college football stadiums has become the norm. According to an AP survey of the 68 Power Five schools and Notre Dame, 55 of them sell alcohol in the public areas of their stadiums on game days (Nov. 6)(AP video: Mike Householder)

Michigan star quarterback J.J. McCarthy meditates on the field before games. This week, amid a sign-stealing saga and a matchup with rival Ohio State, keeping his mind free from distractions is paramount (Nov. 21) (AP video: Mike Householder and Larry Lage)

Hidetora Hanada, Colorado State’s newest defensive lineman, was an amateur sumo wrestler back in Japan. The 6-foot-1, 280-pound Hanada rose up the ranks to become a Yokozuna, or grand champion. Instead of developing the career in what is considered Japan’s national sport, the 21-year-old decided to chase his dream of playing American football. (August 16)

Scientists and students placed tracking bands on four boisterous peregrine falcon chicks that live in a manmade nest situated on top of Spartan Stadium, home to Michigan State University’s football team (May 24)(AP video: Mike Householder)

Former Northwestern University football coach Pat Fitzgerald sued the school Thursday for $130 million, saying his alma mater wrongfully fired him after 17 years in the wake of a hazing and abuse scandal that has engulfed the athletic department. (Oct. 5)

Travis Kelce says he’s feeling “even more on top of the world” with all the attention he’s been receiving since Taylor Swift started attending his games last month.

Hidetora Hanada, Colorado State’s newest defensive lineman, was an amateur sumo wrestler back in Japan. The 6-foot-1, 280-pound Hanada rose up the ranks to become a Yokozuna, or grand champion. Instead of developing the career in what is considered Japan’s national sport, the 21-year-old decided to chase his dream of playing American football. (August 16)

Recently retired NFL star Tom Brady discusses his priorities and projects as he embraces life after football. (June 8)

Taylor Swift took advantage of an invitation from NFL All-Pro Travis Kelce to cheer on the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. (Sept. 25)

The Pittsburgh Steelers’ charter flight home following a Sunday night win in Las Vegas made an emergency landing in Kansas City early Monday. (Sept. 25)

A lawyer for a prominent Memphis couple with a longstanding relationship to former NFL player Michael Oher says that they want to end a conservatorship that he’s challenging in court. (August 16)

Northwestern’s football team practiced Wednesday, with some staffers in shirts that supported coach Pat Fitzgerald, who was fired over a hazing scandal. The interim coach called the demonstration a free speech issue but the athletic director called it “tone deaf.” (Aug. 9) (AP Video: Melissa Winder)

President Joe Biden says the Kansas City Chiefs are “building a dynasty” as he hosts the team at the White House to mark their Super Bowl victory in February. (June 5)