Ranking the Big Ten Football Head Coaches Entering 2026 Our Stephen Vilardo ranks all 18 Big Ten Football Head Coaches ahead of the upcoming 2026 season, with Indiana's Curt Cignetti on top. SuperWest Sports · Jul 16
Forde-Yard Dash: The Vanishing Coaching Class of 2023 Twenty-five new hires brought optimism fewer than three years ago and almost half are already gone with more likely to follow. Sports Illustrated · Nov 3, 2025
Ranking the Big Ten Football Head Coaches for 2025 Our Stephen Vilardo ranks the Big Ten Conference football head coaches heading into the upcoming 2025 season. SuperWest Sports · Jul 30, 2025
Personalized vaccine offers hope for patients with late-stage kidney cancer, clinical trial shows Researchers, in a sense, manipulated each patient’s cancer in an attempt to prevent it from coming back. Fortune · Feb 7, 2025
Forde-Yard Dash: Rivalry Games With Spite at Stake A week of feasts includes games with playoff implications, but also some that are just plain feuds. Sports Illustrated · Nov 26, 2024
NW Head Coach David Braun praises former MSU coach Harlon Barnett Former MSU coach Harlon Barnett is already making a positive impact for a fellow Big Ten squad USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 23, 2024
Northwestern’s Best Worst Season Ever ends Saturday with Las Vegas Bowl against Utah There have been more highs on the field than any outsider saw coming, but only after sordid lows off it. Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 22, 2023
Northwestern’s David Braun named Big Ten coach of the year Offensive player of the year is Ohio State receiver Marvin Harrison Jr., defensive player of the year is Illinois defensive lineman Jer’Zhan Newton and freshman of the year is Purdue defensive back Dillon Thieneman. Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 29, 2023
Some college football coaches are sitting on the edge of their hot seats For coaches such as Ryan Day, losing frequently to one heated rival separates good from great. Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 27, 2023
College Football Coaching Carousel: Hot Seat Updates Going Into Rivalry Week A number of programs face difficult decisions as the regular season nears an end, while schools like Texas A&M and Syracuse look to get a head start on the competition. Sports Illustrated · Nov 22, 2023
‘Hat’ check: Is the Illinois-Northwestern football rivalry ever going to measure up? As end-of-November college football rivalries go, Illinois-Northwestern just might be the runt of the litter. Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 21, 2023
College Football Week 12 Winners and Losers: Washington passes a major test, circling back on Deion Sanders and Colorado Washington kept its undefeated record intact in the best game of the day, outlasting Oregon State in a torrential downpour in Corvallis. USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 20, 2023
Three-Dot Dash: Northwestern’s David Braun is — officially or not — Big Ten coach of the year Braun has a 6-5, bowl-bound team after a 23-15 win against Purdue, and the whole thing is a miracle. Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 19, 2023
Northwestern beats Purdue to become bowl-eligible Cam Porter scored a pair of rushing touchdowns to help Northwestern win 23-15 on Saturday in Evanston. Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 18, 2023
Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 17, 2023 Big Game Hunting: Illinois, Northwestern get Week 12 shots to lock into bowl position It can’t be that hard for the Illini to beat Iowa, can it? And why is Purdue favored in Evanston?
Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 15, 2023 Northwestern to take ‘interim’ tag off football coach David Braun, per ESPN report From his first public comments, he has been confident and even bold in his insistence that the Wildcats would band together and win a good share of games in 2023. They have done just that.
Sports Illustrated · Nov 15, 2023 Report: Northwestern Makes Decision on Interim Coach David Braun’s Future As interim coach, he has led the team to a 5–5 record.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 15, 2023 College football coaching carousel: Tracking the 2023-24 openings, including Georgia State After Nick Saban's retirement, five additional FBS programs got new head coaches.
Sports Illustrated · Nov 14, 2023 Forde-Yard Dash: National Coach of the Year Candidates The SEC’s head honchos aren’t the only viable contenders for this season’s award.
Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 12, 2023 Three-Dot Dash: Illinois’ Bret Bielema has a huge decision — Luke Altmyer or John Paddock at QB? There’s no such thing as having two quarterbacks in mid-November. If you don’t have a QB1 you’re all-in on, you’ve got problems.
Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 11, 2023 QB Ben Bryant returns to lead NU past Wisconsin The Wildcats snapped a 14-game losing streak in true road games
Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 5, 2023 Northwestern’s offense is nonexistent in last-second loss to Iowa There wasn’t an expectation for this to be a prolific offensive game — the over/under opened at 29.5, the lowest in betting history — but both teams left any semblance of a modern offense at their home stadium as they slogged to a 10-7 Iowa win on a 53-yard field…
Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 31, 2023 One-and-done for interim coach David Braun at Northwestern? It’s not so crystal clear anymore Athletic director Derrick Gragg didn’t want to address whether or not there’s anything Braun can do to at least be considered for the head coaching job beyond this season, but he did tell the Sun-Times he has been “truly impressed.”
Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 29, 2023 Who’s No. 1? A peek at what the initial College Football Playoff rankings might look like History tells us it’s unlikely a team will fall from the top four without losing, so it’s important to be one of the first four eggs in the mixing bowl.
Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 28, 2023 Northwestern holds off Maryland as Brendan Sullivan shines in third start Brendan Sullivan threw two touchdown passes, passed for 265 yards, and added 56 on the ground as Northwestern defeated Maryland 33-27 on Saturday.