2023 Senior Bowl Preview: Running Backs Our Senior Bowl preview series continues with the running backs USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 23, 2023
Full 7-round Bears 2023 mock draft: End-of-year edition! With the 2022 season in the books, here's our first mock draft of the 2023 offseason, which includes the Bears trading back from No. 1. USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 12, 2023
Mississippi State 19, Illinois 10 ReliaQuest Bowl What Happened, What It All Means Mississippi State 19, Illinois 10: ReliaQuest Bowl what happened, player of the game, and what it all means USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 2, 2023
Illinois RB Chase Brown to skip bowl game, enter NFL draft Brown had 1,643 yards rushing this season, tops among the Power Five conferences and will finish his career as the second leading rusher at Illinois with 3,558 yards. Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 23, 2022
Seahawks 2023 NFL mock draft: The Christmas wishlist edition Thanks to a fortuitous draft board, we were able to check almost all of those boxes. USA Today Sports Media Group · Dec 23, 2022
Six points with David Dorey (2023 Rookie Edition) Taking an early look at the top rookies for 2023, where they rank and the schedule for 2022-2023 NCAA Bowl Games with mentions of which future fantasy players to watch. USA Today Sports Media Group · Dec 9, 2022
College Football Award Winners. Who Took The Top Honors? College Football Awards: Who won all of the top college football awards on the big night to honor the best and the brightest from the 2022 season? USA Today Sports Media Group · Dec 8, 2022
Just Sayin’: Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens not likely to get Hall passes on Sunday Their fates are in the hands of a 16-member electorate that includes seven Hall of Fame players, including Ryne Sandberg and Frank Thomas. Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 4, 2022
Big Ten Football All-Conference Awards and Teams revealed; multiple Spartans honored See which Spartans were honored by the Big Ten for their play on the gridiron this year USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 30, 2022
Big Game Hunting: Michigan or Ohio State to the playoff? Purdue or Illinois to Indianapolis? Whoever wins “The Game” — the Wolverines or the Buckeyes — should be locked into college football’s top four no matter what happens a week later in the Big Ten title tilt. Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 26, 2022
Jake Moody's field goal lifts Michigan over Illinois; Ohio State up next ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Playing from behind, short-handed with key players on the sideline, Michigan relied on kicker Jake Moody to maintain the Wolverines' perfect season with all their goals still in place. Tribune News Service · Nov 19, 2022
Big Game Hunting: With a heavy heart, Illinois’ Bielema goes for coaching win No. 2 at Michigan The death of Bret Bielema’s mother, Marilyn, hangs a cloud over the Illini’s attempt to score an upset that would greatly aid their cause in the Big Ten West. Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 18, 2022
Illinois needs to bounce back against No. 3 Michigan The Fighting Illini need to win their final two games and hope that Purdue loses a game to grab the West Division crown. Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 17, 2022
Paul Sullivan: Once in the driver’s seat, Illinois needs an unlikely win at the Big House to stay alive in the muddled Big Ten West CHICAGO — The Big Ten season once again should come down to The Game, a sure sign normalcy has been restored in Middle America. Chicago Tribune · Nov 17, 2022
Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 12, 2022 Purdue beats No. 21 Illinois, throwing Big Ten West into chaos The win gives the Boilermakers a crucial head-to-head tiebreaker over the Illini, who were firmly in control until losing their last two games.
Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 11, 2022 Big Game Hunting: Illinois takes on Purdue in the game of the year in the Big Ten West Broader implications aside, simply getting the better of the Boilermakers for a change would hit the spot. They’ve taken home the Cannon in five of the last six renditions of this rivalry series and have a five-game winning streak at Memorial Stadium, where they haven’t lost since 2010.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 7, 2022 Ohio Sate QB C.J. Stroud propels back up Heisman odds after Week 10 performances It sure looks like C.J. Stroud is back in the Heisman race based on the odds released this week. #GoBucks
USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 4, 2022 Big Ten football Buckeyes Wire midseason conference awards We're handing out Big Ten football conference midseason awards and comparing things to what we believed would happen at the start of the season. #B1G
Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 3, 2022 No. 14 Illinois, Michigan State heading in opposite directions Illinois ranks No. 1 in scoring defense (8.9 points per game), total defense (224.5 yards per game) and passing efficiency defense (77.9).
Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 30, 2022 Just Sayin’: Illinois, a 26-9 winner at Nebraska, is the big, bad wolf of the Big Ten West The 7-1 Illini aren’t playing around. They’re skipping the huffing and the puffing and going straight to blowing opponents’ houses down.
Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 29, 2022 Illini keep rolling with road victory at Nebraska Chase Brown runs for 149 yards and Tommy DeVito throws for 179
USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 29, 2022 2023 Chiefs NFL draft prospects: Group 9 Our latest group of 2023 NFL draft prospects to watch for the #Chiefs.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 24, 2022 Updated Heisman Trophy contenders after Week 8 of college football Updated Heisman rankings after Week 8
USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 24, 2022 College Football Roundup Week 8: Overrated, Underrated, What It All Means. Is Clemson THAT Good? College football Week 8 roundup with the winners, losers, overrated, and underrated parts of the week
Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 22, 2022 Just Sayin’: Calling off January fan convention is the White Sox’ latest ‘mediocre’ move Not even explaining why invites the public to speculate that Sox bigwigs don’t have the stomach for being questioned and criticized, perhaps even booed as Tom Ricketts was at the Cubs Convention in 2020.