TWENTY YEARS AGO — Trinity Episcopal running back Tim Cotton is named The Democrat’s Player of the Week after rushing for 191 yards and two touchdowns in the Saints’ 21-0 win over Benton Academy.

TEN YEARS AGO — Jeff Blake throws for 259 yards and three touchdowns, including an 8-yarder to Joe Horn with 47 seconds left, as New Orleans gives coach Jim Haslett his first win with a 28-27 victory.

FIVE YEARS AGO — Brodie Croyle throws for 330 yards and two touchdowns as Alabama rallies for a 30-21 win over a Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles team displaced from home by Hurricane Katrina.