Mike Battle, an All-American defensive back and a member of USC's 1967 national championship team who later played two seasons for the New York Jets, died last week. He was 78.

Mike Battle, an All-American defensive back and a member of USC’s 1967 national championship team who later played two seasons for the New York Jets, has died. He was 78. He died of natural causes on March 6 in Nellysford,

Mike Battle, an All-American defensive back at USC and a former member of the Jets died last week, the university announced Tuesday. Battle died in Nellysford, Virginia, on March 6 of natural causes.

When Indiana and Oregon meet in the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday, it will be just over a week since they played each other.

Here's what you need to know about the Oregon Ducks, Indiana basketball's first opponent in the Big Ten Tournament: