College Sports
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No. 7 Penn State defense gets five takeaways and pulls away from Illinois in 30-13 victorySep 16, 2023 1:00 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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NIU at Nebraska preview: 3 things to watchSep 14, 2023 1:00 am - The NIU football team followed a win against a Power Five school in Week 1 with a home loss to an FCS team in Week 2. Now in Week 3, the Huskies will look to win at Memo...
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Offensive numbers were ugly in NIU's loss to SIUSep 11, 2023 1:00 am - Sometimes, figuring out the reason for a loss takes going beyond the stats, consuming hours of game film and coming up with pages of nuanced and technical recommendation...
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AP Top 25: Texas jumps to No. 4 after beating 'Bama; Pac-12 sets conference high with 8 ranked teamsSep 10, 2023 1:00 am - Texas jumped seven spots to No. 4 in The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday after beating Alabama, and the Pac-12 became just the second conference to plac...
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NIU loses 16-11 to SIU in home opener. Here's 5 takeawaysSep 09, 2023 1:00 am - DeKALB - The NIU football team followed its win at Power 5 Boston College to open the season with a 14-11 loss to FCS Southern Illinois on Saturday at Huskie Stadium. It...
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SIU at NIU: 3 things to watch for in the Huskies' home opener
Sep 07, 2023 1:00 am - Fresh off a win over a Power Five school, the NIU football team will look to start the year 2-0 with a win against a team in the Football Championship Subdivision Top 25...
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College football roundup: Nothing says NIU is back like a visit to BoneyardSep 05, 2023 2:00 pm - 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...
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Rutgers rolls Northwestern 24-7, as Wildcats play 1st game since hazing scandal shook the programSep 03, 2023 1:00 am - PISCATAWAY, N.J. - Interim coach David Braun has been the point man for Northwestern football since a hazing scandal led to a coaching change, investigations and multipl...
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After losing 2 TD lead, NIU rallies for OT win over Boston College
Sep 02, 2023 1:00 am - CHESTNUT HILL, Massachusetts - Quarterback Rocky Lombardi and the NIU defense got off to drastically different starts during Saturday's season-opening win over Boston Co...
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Late-game drama as Illini kick FG in wanning seconds to edge ToledoSep 02, 2023 1:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill - Caleb Griffin kicked a 29-yard field goal in the closing seconds, giving Illinois a 30-28 victory over Toledo in the season opener for both teams on Sat...