First Things First: Former Michigan State running back Eric Allen passed away.
Before he finished 10th in the Heisman Trophy voting as a senior in 1971, and completed four seasons in the Canadian Football League, running back Eric Allen totaled 4,446 all-purpose yards and 30 touchdowns in four seasons at Michigan State, 18 coming from his senior year.
Allen, the former All-American, died at a hospice in Georgetown, South Carolina, his hometown. Allen was 66.
Second Thing: The 2019 CFPnational championship game will not be played in Detroit.