It was a year of 10,000 stories in and around college football in 2015. There were great plays made by great players, and there were plenty of magical and emotional moments to keep us entertained.

We’re culling the list down to the 50 best stories of the year. Here are stories 35 through 31:

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35. Duke Williams gets the boot at Auburn

Auburn had high hopes for the 2015 season and Duke Williams was supposed to be a big part of it. Neither happened.

D’haquille “Duke” Williams, the talented junior college transfer from Laplace, La., watched his Auburn football career end on the night after the Tigers beat San Jose State on Oct. 3, Appearing to be drunk, punched two security guards, a bartender assistant and another unidentified patron of a bar in Auburn following the game, according to AL.com.

It sounded like the typical bar fight, which usually starts over something stupid. The same applied here. According to employees at Skybar, the incident got out of hand when someone with Williams was kicked out of Skybar for declining to remove his sunglasses, violating the bar’s dress code.

Williams, whom each employee said appeared intoxicated, verbally harassed security guards and attempted to get the friend back into the bar by using his local celebrity status, only to be thrown out himself.

Then, to make matters worse, the bar’s owners allowed Williams to return, but he later threw a drink at a female patron, according to one witness. That witness also said Williams then threw multiple punches at security guards, who eventually forced him out the door. Once outside, Williams punched the unidentified patron, the witness said.

Williams was immediately booted off the team by coach Gus Malzahn. He had no choice, really, because he had been giving plenty of chances at Auburn.

He had been suspended for the  Tigers’ bowl game last January and then suspended again for the first six days of fall camp because of discipline issues.

That’s one bad apple. A bad apple with talent. He caught 730 yards worth of balls in his first season at Auburn and was considered to be a high NFL draft prospect. He had a big catch against Alabama, going for 121 yards.

“When individuals fail to meet the expectations of our program, there has to be consequences,” Malzahn said in a statement after dismissing Williams. “I gave D’haquille the chance to prove himself. I am disappointed that it did not work out.”

Williams did apologize later on Instagram. “I made mistake after mistake so it’s only right I blame myself. … I just wanna say sorry to my family my teammates and the auburn family/fans.”

34. Southern player Devon Gales injured at Georgia

Devon Gales had a serious injury against Georgia during a September game between the Bulldogs and Southern University. He was paralyzed after a hit on a kickoff return and was carted from the field.

Three months later, he is still rehabbing and in a wheelchair.

Gales was attempting to make a block when he lowered his head and upon contact, fell motionless to the turf.  The hit happens around the 30-yard line that’s clear on the video. Gales was carted off on a stretcher after several minutes surrounded by trainers without movement in his extremities.

“When I hit him my arms locked,” Gales told Steve Hummer of ajc.com in November. “I wanted to roll over and lift my head. All I could remember is lifting my head trying to get up, but I couldn’t get up.”

Everyone wishes him good luck moving forward in his recovery.

33. Another SEC title for Nick Saban

Nick Saban just keeps winning and winning at Alabama. The Crimson Tide won another SEC championship this season, Saban’s fourth at Alabama. This one was extra special because it came after a mid-September loss to Ole Miss that meant the Crimson Tide had some catching up to do. They did it, running the table while the Rebels stumbled in league play to Florida and Arkansas to clear the way for Alabama.

Winning this title meant a lot to Saban, because he considers this a special group. He loves their work ethic and their burning desire to never give up.

32. Colin Cowherd mixes it up with Jim Harbaugh

Colin Cowherd’s time was coming at an end as ESPN when he had Jim Harbaugh on the show back in the summer. Harbaugh had been hired at Michigan in the biggest hire of the summer. It seemed like a great time for a long radio chat.

But Harbaugh, who’s incredibly intense, just wasn’t in the mood for any questions. He simply didn’t say anything and it was one of the most awkward radio interviews of all time.

How bad? Cowherd simply ended it in the middle and kicked Harbaugh off the air.

Cowherd was just being Cowherd, of course. He gets under the skin of lots of people, and visa versa. He caught hell from a lot of people in the media business for being unprofessional, but he could care less.

Harbaugh couldn’t care less either.

He crossed paths with Harbaugh again in September at Michigan’s season opener against Utah in Salt Lake City. Harbaugh ignored him, despite Cowherd’s best efforts to see him. Cowherd even dressed up as Harbaugh for Halloween.

The freeze hasn’t thawed yet, but neither really care. It’s good radio.

31. Jim McElwain returns The Chomp to Florida

Jim McElwain is quickly getting Florida back to relevance in the SEC East. The first-year coach, picked to finish fifth in 2015, wound up winning the division thanks to big wins over Tennessee and Georgia.

He’s spreading the word too, bringing pride back to Gainesville.

Even on the recruiting trail, everyone knows he’s a Gator.

During Florida’s bye week, McElwain went to Tampa to see five-star wide receiver Nate Craig-Myers at Tampa Catholic High School. After Craig-Myers scored an 83-yard TD, McElwain was spotted chomping away.

It’s just what Gators do.