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For Illinois’ Bret Bielema, a bit of calm amid the chaos is a most welcome Christmas gift

A contract extension, a new recruiting class and some precious time at home are happy, hopeful things the Illini coach can hold on to during a trying holiday season.

Chicago Sun-Times

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

Missouri rolls past No. 16 Illinois in Braggin’ Rights game

Kobe Brown set career highs with 31 points and eight assists in the Tigers’ 93-71 victory.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Kobe Brown's career night carries Missouri to Braggin' Rights blowout over Illinois

ST. LOUIS — Dennis Gates left his first Braggin Rights’ Game with some hardware — thanks to Missouri’s Braggin’ Rights veteran.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Wisconsin vs Oklahoma State Guaranteed Rate Bowl Prediction Game Preview

Wisconsin vs Oklahoma State game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Guaranteed Rate Bowl on Tuesday, December 27

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Illinois coach Bret Bielema’s salary jumps to $6 million under new contract

The Illini (8-4, 5-4 Big Ten) are wrapping up their best season since the 2007 Rose Bowl team won nine games. They were ranked in the AP Top 25 poll for five straight weeks and made the College Football Playoff rankings for the first time.

Chicago Sun-Times

The Mosquito Bowl: ‘Three hours of pure joy’ amid the horrors of war

A new book by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Buzz Bissinger brings to light a most unusual football game on the Pacific island of Guadalcanal during the second world war

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Big Ten Power Rankings: MSU basketball moves up despite idle week

See where Michigan State lands in our latest batch of Big Ten basketball power rankings

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Illinois CB Devon Witherspoon to skip bowl game, declare for 2023 NFL draft

Illinois cornerback Devon Witherspoon is opting out of his team's bowl game, and will leave school early to enter the 2023 NFL draft

USA Today Sports Media Group

Illinois’ Bret Bielema on old friend Mike Leach — and one last, laugh-filled conversation

They weren’t just colleagues and counterparts, after all. They were pals from the coaching road.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois assistant Ryan Walters lands head coaching job at Big Ten rival Purdue

Illini fans lamenting Walters’ departure shouldn’t miss the point. This is what happens when you get good. You can’t have one without the other.

Chicago Sun-Times

Let the cowbells ring for Mike Leach, a true original who made college football more fun

Leach died Monday at 61, three weeks before he was to lead his Mississippi State team onto the field against Illinois in the ReliaQuest Bowl. The game will go on, and his absence will be felt.

Chicago Sun-Times

An NFL Scout’s Evaluation of Heisman Trophy Winner Caleb Williams

Plus, more draft notes on players skipping bowl games and a former coach ready to return to the NFL.

Sports Illustrated

Purdue moves to No. 1 in AP Top 25, Alabama cracks top 5

Illinois’ upset of Texas prevented the Longhorns from moving into the top spot.

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USC's Williams, Alabama's Anderson lead AP All-America team

Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams is one of three Southern California players to be selected to The Associated Press All-America team

USA Today Sports Media Group

Big Ten Power Rankings: MSU basketball opens in middle of pack

See where Michigan State lands in our first batch Big Ten basketball power rankings for the 2022-23 season

Chicago Sun-Times

No. 17 Illinois falls to Penn State

The Illini dropped their Big Ten home opener 74-59 on Saturday at State Farm Center in Champaign.

Chicago Sun-Times

Just Sayin’: Call the Heisman Trophy what it is — a quarterbacks’ award. But should it be?

Most of the electorate could look harder than it does for the “best” player out there, who might be a linebacker, a cornerback or an offensive tackle.

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Watch: Illinois’ Brad Underwood Rips Team With Rant, Fart Sound After Loss

The sixth-year coach was not pleased with the effort shown by TJ Shannon and his teammates in Saturday’s loss to Penn State.

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Penn State’s men’s basketball team absolutely dominated No. 17 Illinois as double-digit underdog

December madness!

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Five Overreactions to Men’s College Basketball’s First Month

Is UConn the nation’s best team? Plus, why Gonzaga’s title hopes may already be doomed.

USA Today Sports Media Group

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.

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Viewership numbers for every Michigan State football game this year

See how many people tuned in for each MSU game this year and which game ranked the highest in viewership

Sports Illustrated

Who and What Defined Men’s College Basketball’s First Month?

Our writers talk teams they’re high on, who might be overrated and more.

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What we learned from the first month of men’s college basketball

Who is the real deal? Who has surprised? Who has disappointed?

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