College Sports
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Former NIU head coach snags a Big Ten promotionOct 16, 2023 2:00 pm - 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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Kansas tops preseason men's hoops pollOct 16, 2023 1:00 am - Bill Self likes to remind his team that the faces may change at Kansas but the expectations within his program never do. Expectations outside the program? Turns out they...
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Legal threats arising as NCAA navigates athlete compensationOct 16, 2023 1:00 am - At a reception attended by several university presidents in Manhattan, Arizona State President Michael Crowe was asked to ponder a not-too-distant future where Sun Devil...
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Looking ahead in college football, clear paths for some, imposing gauntlets for othersOct 09, 2023 11:00 pm - College football season is nearly halfway over and it's possible to project some tough calls already for the final four-team playoff. A couple teams appear to have a cle...
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Backup quarterback Brendan Sullivan leads Northwestern to 23-20 win over Howard on homecomingOct 08, 2023 1:00 am - Backup quarterback Brendan Sullivan had three total touchdowns in his first start of the season to lead Northwestern to a 23-20 win over Howard on Saturday. Cam Johnson ...
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Fired Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald suing school for $130M for wrongful termination
Oct 05, 2023 1:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Former Northwestern University football coach Pat Fitzgerald is suing the school for $130 million, saying his alma mater wrongfully fired him in the wake ...
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NIU looking to stop four-game losing streak when they visit Akron
Oct 05, 2023 1:00 am - DeKALB - Akron and NIU have played a combined 10 games this year. Eight have been one-possession games, and three have gone to overtime. The two teams clash Saturday in ...
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Drew Allar throws a TD and runs for another as No. 6 Penn State pounds Northwestern 41-13
Sep 30, 2023 1:00 am - Out of sync and tied at halftime, Penn State found its rhythm. Once the Nittany Lions did, there was no stopping them. Drew Allar threw a touchdown and ran for another a...
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3rd-quarter scoring flurry leads Boilermakers to 44-19 rout over Illinois in battle for The CannonSep 30, 2023 1:00 am - 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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NIU football preview: Defense has been strong, but who will start at QB?
Sep 28, 2023 1:00 am - For the past three weeks, NIU has struggled to put up points - an opening-week win at Boston College has devolved into three straight losses heading into the start of Mi...