Chicago Tribune4 hours agoColumn: Some Big Ten football teams featured in spicy Week 2 gamesChicago Tribune - Shakeia TaylorWeek 2 of the college football season saw Chicago temperatures dip to denim jacket weather and I decided it was the perfect day for chili and cornbread. There was enough good football on the Big Ten schedule for me to enjoy it throughout the day along with the games. It was the kind of Midwestern …
Chicago Tribune6 hours agoNorthern Illinois moves into the AP poll at No. 25, while the SEC grabs 6 of the top 7 spotsChicago Tribune - Ralph D. RussoAfter the first shake-up of the college football season, the Southeastern Conference grabbed six of the top seven spots in the AP Top 25 — a first in the 88-year history of the rankings — and Notre Dame tumbled all the way to No. 18 on Sunday after being stunned at home. Georgia received 54 of a …
Chicago Tribune9 hours agoIllinois recruit Cameron Brooks continues to grow his game for Homewood-Flossmoor. ‘It’s just the little things.’Chicago Tribune - Steve MillarWhen Homewood-Flossmoor’s Cameron Brooks committed to Illinois in June, it was the realization of a lifetime dream. But Brooks, a senior defensive lineman, isn’t satisfied. He’s determined to keep getting better while ignoring his own hype. “I just try to remain humble,” Brooks said. “I know I have a …
Chicago Tribune11 hours agoMarcus Freeman, in Year 3 at Notre Dame, once again is explaining a stunning lossChicago Tribune - Ralph D. RussoNotre Dame coach Marcus Freeman still hasn’t mastered the most underrated part of being a college football coach at a blue-blood school: Beat the teams you’re supposed to beat. It’s not always easy. Just ask No. 7 Oregon and No. 8 Penn State. Freeman can add Saturday’s stunning home loss to 28-point …
Chicago Tribune23 hours agoIllinois rallies for a 23-17 upset of No. 19 Kansas in front of a packed house in ChampaignChicago Tribune - Steve SteinCHAMPAIGN — Kaden Feagin scored on a 1-yard run with 9:34 to play, David Alano added a 43-yard field goal with 58 seconds left and Illinois rallied to beat No. 19 Kansas 23-17 on Saturday night. Playing in front of a sellout crowd at Memorial Stadium, the Illini (2-0) beat a ranked nonconference …
Chicago Tribune1 day agoNorthern Illinois stuns No. 5 Notre Dame 16-14, pulling off the biggest upset in school historyChicago Tribune - Curt RalloSOUTH BEND, Ind. — Kanon Woodill hit a 35-yard field goal with 31 seconds to play and Cade Haberman blocked a 62-yard attempt as time expired, giving Northern Illinois a stunning 16-14 victory against No. 5 Notre Dame on Saturday. Haberman blocked the 62-yard attempt by Notre Dame’s Mitch Jeter, …
