The Heisman Trophy is returning to network television. In a release on Thursday, ESPN announced that ABC will air this year’s presentation of college football’s top individual honor on Saturday, Dec.

After Switzer’s final season in 1988, Oklahoma had the worst decade in program history from 1989 to 1998. Head coaches Gary Gibbs, Howard Schnellenberger and John Blake failed to uphold the standards ...

In 1987, an eight-year-old cable network in just 41 million homes acquired the rights to eight NFL regular season Sunday night games and the Pro Bowl. The then-up-and-coming ESPN paid a now-quaint $51 ...