TCU quarterback and Heisman Trophy runner-up Max Duggan will skip his available extra season with the third-ranked Horned Frogs and make himself eligible for the NFL draft after the College Football Playoff.

Duggan has started 41 games during his four seasons at TCU, though the senior could have returned for another season because all players were granted an extra year of eligibility after the 2020 season was altered by the pandemic.

The Frogs (12-1), who play Michigan in the Fiesta Bowl semifinal on Dec. 31, were undefeated until their overtime loss to Kansas State in the Big 12 championship game. Duggan has thrown for 3,321 yards with 30 touchdowns and four interceptions this season, and also has 404 yards rushing with six more scores. He finished second in the Heisman voting behind USC quarterback Caleb Williams.

TCU’s Dykes named AP coach of the year >> Former Cal coach Sonny Dykes was named The Associated Press Coach of the Year after leading the No. 3 Horned Frogs to the College Football Playoff in his first season with the school.

Dykes received 37 of 46 first-place votes and 120 points from AP Top 25 voters to become the second TCU to win the award. The first two were won by Gary Patterson (2009, 2014), the coach Dykes replaced after last season.

Tulane coach Willie Fritz was second with 40 points and two first-place votes, followed by Tennessee’s John Heupel (38 points, one) and last year’s winner, Jim Harbaugh of Michigan (28 points, five). Georgia’s Kirby Smart (15 points) also received a first-place vote.

Dykes, 53, is in his fourth stop after stints with Louisiana Tech, California and SMU. The Texan and son of longtime Texas Tech coach Spike Dykes, Sonny Dykes is 83-64 in 13 seasons as a head coach.

Marshall beats UConn in Myrtle Beach Bowl >> Cam Fancher threw for two touchdowns and Marshall held off UConn’s second-half rally to close the season with a fifth straight win, 28-14, in the Myrtle Beach (S.C.) Bowl.

The Thundering Herd (9-4) seemingly had things in hand, ahead 28-0 after Raseen Ali’s 2-yard touchdown run midway through the third quarter.

But the Huskies rallied with 14- and 24-yard TD runs by Victor Rosa and, after an interception, drove into Marshall territory with 10 minutes to play.

That was as close as UConn (6-7) could get in its first postseason appearance since 2015.

Navy hires Newberry as coach >> Navy promoted defensive coordinator Brian Newberry, 51, to head coach, replacing Ken Niumatalolo, the winningest coach in school history who was fired a week ago.

Navy moved on from Niumatalolo after going 11-23 over the past three seasons.

Alabama’s Young, Anderson to play in Sugar Bowl >> Bryce Young and Will Anderson Jr. decided they had unfinished business at Alabama, even if it isn’t another shot at a national championship.

The fifth-ranked Crimson Tide stars are sticking around for the Sugar Bowl on Dec. 31 against No. 11 Kansas State instead of joining other high-profile NFL prospects — such as Texas All-American running back Bijan Robinson — who are skipping bowl games to get a head start on preparing for the draft and minimize their risk of getting injured.

Both Young and Anderson have been floated as candidates to become the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft.

College basketball

Purdue stays No. 1 in men’s poll >> Purdue maintained its grasp on No. 1 in the AP Top 25 poll. Another unbeaten is closing the gap, though.

The Boilermakers received 40 of the 60 first-place votes from a national media panel. But after then-No. 2 Virginia lost to Houston, Connecticut leaped into second place and scooped up the remaining 20 first-place votes.

The Cougars’ 69-61 road win over the Cavaliers helped them climb two spots to No. 3. Kansas moved up four spots after blowing out then-No. 14 Indiana, while Arizona rounded out the top five after knocking off then-No. 6 Tennessee.

Virginia dropped to sixth while Texas, which played its first game without suspended coach Chris Beard, remained at No. 7 following a win over Stanford.

In the women’s poll, South Carolina remained the top team, receiving all 28 first-place votes from a national media panel. The top five was unchanged with Stanford, Ohio State, Indiana and Notre Dame following the Gamecocks.

MLB

Ex-Red Browning dies at 62 >> Tom Browning, an All-Star pitcher who threw the only perfect game in Cincinnati Reds history and helped them win a World Series title, died Monday. He was 62.

The Boone County Sheriff’s Office in Kentucky announced Browning’s death on Twitter, saying he died at his home in Union, Kentucky. No cause was given and foul play is not suspected.