College Sports
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SEC pushes for no automatic qualifiers in playoff; last week's results show it might have a point
Nov 10, 2025 3:55 pm - Instead of simply pushing for a limited number of automatic qualifiers in the next version of the College Football Playoff, leaders in the Southeastern Conference are now...
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Giants fire Daboll, former NU quarterback Kafka named interim head coach
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Big Ten says USC should have been penalized on fake punt play under the NCAA's Unfair Tactics rule
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College Achievers: Nardulli, Gryzik getting it done in UIC’s late-season pushNov 09, 2025 5:13 pm - College Achievers: Women’s soccer players from Naperville and Elk Grove made an impact in the University of Illinois Chicago’s first tournament championship bid in the Missouri Valley Conference.
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Texas returns to top 10, ACC has five teams ranked in the Top 25 and there is Group of Five intrigue
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Omar Cooper Jr.’s toe-tap TD keeps No. 2 Indiana’s undefeated season alive vs Penn State in 27-24 winNov 08, 2025 3:52 pm - Omar Cooper Jr. jumped to catch a pass from Fernando Mendoza in the back of the end zone, sweeping his inside foot within the field of play to save No. 2 Indiana from its first loss of the season Saturday against a downtrodden Penn State team that almost denied the Hoosiers their first Happy Valley win in school history.
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How Garth Brooks, The Killers and Tom Petty became stars of college football SaturdaysNov 07, 2025 11:15 am - When Garth Brooks recorded his version of “Callin' Baton Rouge” — an up-tempo country hit previously produced by New Grass Revival and others — he had a specific vibe in mind.
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Leading future leaders: Naperville native coaches ‘the best and the brightest our country has’Nov 05, 2025 7:35 pm - Brian Plotkin, a Naperville North graduate who won two national soccer championships at Indiana University as a player, is up to the challenge of coaching men’s soccer at West Point.
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Ohio State gets top billing in opening College Football Playoff rankings; Indiana, Texas A&M next
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College Football Playoff opens with 1 game Dec. 19 and 3 more on Dec. 20; TV and kickoff times set