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  CINCINNATI -- Bob Trumpy, who was an original member of the Cincinnati Bengals for 10 years before enjoying a career as a network radio and television analyst, has died. He was 80. The Bengals announced on Sunday that Trumpy died peacefully and was surrounded by family at home. The team had a moment of silence before its game against the Chicago Bears. "I've known Bob since we started here and he had an extraordinary career as both a player and a broadcaster," said Bengals president Mike Brown said in a statement. "He was an exceptional and rare tight end who could get downfield and split zone coverages. Speed was his hallmark. He was as fast as any wide receiver and was a deep threat. That was rare for a tight end then and it's rare now. "As a broadcaster, he made his mark both locally and nationally, and excelled at sports other than football in a career that was as successful as what he accomplished on the field." Trumpy played collegiately at the ...

🤔 Predicting the 9 conference champions The conference championships picture is getting clearer by the week. Our own Stan Becton outlined his predictions as to which programs are going to take home their conference's trophy this season.  Here are his Power Four predictions: ACC — Virginia The ACC still has three teams undefeated in conference play — Georgia Tech, Virginia and SMU. However, none of the three play each other head-to-head. If the trajectory remains, two of these teams will meet in the conference championship game with Miami on the outside looking in.  Becton predicts it will be Tech and UVA, with the Cavaliers prevailing against a week Yellow Jackets rush defense.  Big 12 — Texas Tech The Big 12 is wide open with three one-loss teams and two undefeated in conference play. BYU and Cincinnati sit on top of the standings right now, but each has a much tougher remaining schedule than Texas Tech and Arizona State. Becton predicts the road will be too tough for t...