India, Oct. 6 -- Dennis Franchione, the longtime college football coach who led teams including Texas A&M, Alabama and TCU, has died at 75. His family announced his death on Tuesday, October 6, 2026. Franchione had been battling cancer for years.

He was first diagnosed in 2016 and was diagnosed again in 2021, but the cancer later went into remission.

According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, family friends said the cancer returned earlier this year and Franchione was recently placed in hospice care. He coached college football for 40 years.

Cancer was the cause of Dennis Franchione's death, according to reports about his final months. The coach had faced the disease more than once during the last decade.

His family confirmed his deat...