College Sports
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Coaching carousel: Tracking the hirings and firings in the Power Four
Dec 06, 2025 4:38 pm - College football’s coaching carousel is slowing down after a dizzying frenzy. Eleven Power Four coaches were fired this fall and another in March. Kentucky's Mark Stoops was the last one shown the door and the fifth from the Southeastern Conference.
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Lincicome: Just Sayin, the Heisman winner must stay above the Mendoza lineDec 06, 2025 10:00 am - The best part of the Heisman Trophy race is the way schools market their contending players, writes columnist Bernie Lincicome.
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Big Ten hoops looks strong at top; can NU, Illini keep up?Dec 05, 2025 8:11 pm - Northwestern plays its first Big Ten basketball home game of the season on Saturday against Ohio State, while Illinois has one more ranked nonconference opponent on the slate.
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Snow doesn’t stop Wheaton from rallying for milestone winDec 05, 2025 11:02 am - Wheaton survived snowy conditions to upset Wartburg 28-24 in Waverly, Iowa, last weekend. Both Wheaton and North Central will play in Round 3 of the Division III playoffs Saturday.
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Ohio State, Indiana clash for Big Ten crown in rare title game featuring nation's top-ranked teamsDec 04, 2025 9:32 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana coach Curt Cignetti has been here before. Twice. His second-ranked Hoosiers, just like first-ranked Ohio State, have not. For the first time in mor...
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Elmhurst native Schmidt helped lead Yale’s incredible playoff comebackDec 04, 2025 10:00 am - Yale trailed Youngstown State 42-14 in the third quarter last Saturday but rallied to win the FCS playoff game. Yale safety J.P. Schmidt from IC Catholic Prep described how it happened.
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Changing face of college football results in blue-chip prospects making some surprising choices
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Ole Miss loses coach, but moves up a spot in College Football Playoff rankings; Ohio St. still No. 1
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More NIU football starters enter transfer portal
Dec 02, 2025 4:22 pm - Two more starting football players from the NIU offense entered the transfer portal on Tuesday, bringing the total number of opening day offensive starters looking to leave the program to five.
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On the flip side: Why South Elgin tight end Mueller is signing with Miami instead of ColoradoDec 02, 2025 9:00 am - When the NCAA’s football early signing period begins Wednesday for high school seniors, South Elgin tight end Gavin Mueller will commit to Miami (Florida) instead of Colorado, as he originally declared. What went into his decision to change his college choice, and how did he become such a highly sought-after prospect?