College Sports
-
Ivy League football to compete in FCS playoffs beginning next season
Dec 18, 2024 8:48 pm - CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The Ivy League will compete in the FCS playoffs beginning next season, the conference announced on Wednesday, ending a century-long postseason ban orig...
-
Notre Dame and Indiana get 1st taste of playoff football under the Friday night lights
-
NIU football receives invite to join Mountain West Conference
Dec 18, 2024 6:21 pm - Northern Illinois University has received an invitation to join the Mountain West Conference for football in 2026.
-
College Achievers: From escaping a war zone to winning the big oneDec 16, 2024 6:00 am - College Achievers: Glenbard North graduate Ode Emena, who with his family fled war-torn Congo to reach the United States, helped Judson University win a national soccer title.
-
Notre Dame gives coach Marcus Freeman contract extension as playoff week begins
-
Edwards, Watkins lead No. 3 South Carolina to its 63rd straight home win, 78-62 over South Florida
-
Barnhizer scores 20 with 10 rebounds as Northwestern beats Ga. Tech 71-60 at MKE Tip-Off
-
Analysis: Another crazy college football coaching hire ignored the best candidateDec 15, 2024 6:00 am - If there’s an area of college football lacking in analysis, it’s the competency and culpability of the individuals who hire and fire head coaches. That’s also the only re...
-
The Heisman has declared another winner, but did anyone bother to watch the ceremony?Dec 15, 2024 6:00 am - Among the missed newspaper gimmicks — other than newspapers themselves — is the “Heisman Watch.” This was a weekly rating of who might win the big college football prize,...
-
A sign of life: College basketball might be our best chance for a winter winnerDec 14, 2024 8:47 pm - While Chicago’s pro sports scene has been miserable, there’s actually been an uptick in local college hoops. Here’s a closer look at some of the area contenders.