University of Illinois
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No. 4 Marquette beats No. 23 Illinois 71-64 behind 24 points from Tyler KolekNov 14, 2023 9:12 pm - CHAMPAIGN - Tyler Kolek shook off an ankle injury to score 24 points and No. 4 Marquette beat No. 23 Illinois 71-64 on Tuesday night. The reigning Big East player of the...
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Roster filled with suburban standouts has revived Augustana CollegeNov 08, 2023 6:01 am - Not every Division III football team is homegrown. Peruse some of the local rosters and you may find a surprising number of players from Tennessee, Arizona or Texas. Aug...
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Illinois stuns Minnesota 27-26 on TD pass by Paddock in final minute after late QB switch for injuryNov 04, 2023 9:41 pm - MINNEAPOLIS - John Paddock has been so happy at Illinois that being a backup hasn't bothered the sixth-year graduate transfer from Ball State. He'll finish his college c...
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Chicago suburbs have become a hotbed for QB developmentOct 27, 2023 5:29 am - The Chicago area has become a hub for developing college quarterbacks. No. 2-ranked Michigan has J.J. McCarthy (Nazareth), currently the betting favorite to win the Heis...
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Former NIU head coach snags a Big Ten promotionOct 18, 2023 6:42 am - After six seasons in DeKalb, Rod Carey was feeling restless, pressured. Not sure exactly, but there must have been some reason he resigned at Northern Illinois and moved...
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Photo gallery: Bears Hall of Famer Dick Butkus, through the yearsOct 06, 2023 7:06 am - Bears Hall of Fame linebacker Dick Butkus died Thursday at age 80. According to a statement released by the team, Butkus' family confirmed that he died in his sleep over...
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3rd-quarter scoring flurry leads Boilermakers to 44-19 rout over Illinois in battle for The CannonOct 01, 2023 11:11 pm - WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue coach Ryan Walters never underestimated what his Boilermakers could do when they played clean, complementary football. It just took 4 1/2 ...
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McGraw on college football: Prime Time in Boulder has been even better than expectedSep 19, 2023 10:48 pm - Four weeks into college football season, a few things have become obvious: 1. Breaking up the Pac-12 was a horrible idea. 2. Coach Prime in Colorado was bound to be inte...
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No. 7 Penn State defense gets five takeaways and pulls away from Illinois in 30-13 victorySep 17, 2023 7:32 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Penn State coach James Franklin was fine without scoring a bunch of style points on its first road trip of the season. Cam Miller, Abdul Carter, Daequa...
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College football roundup: Nothing says NIU is back like a visit to BoneyardSep 07, 2023 6:36 am - Nothing restores faith in the state of Illinois college football quite like a "Boneyard" victory by Northern Illinois. Saturday's overtime win at Boston College felt lik...