Jim O'Donnell
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O’Donnell: Cheer, cheer for Old Notre Dame — media-sharp Irish will win over allDec 09, 2025 10:14 pm - “WHAT THOUGH THE COMMITTEE CHOOSE great or small, “Old Notre Dame will cash over all “While her loyal peeps are marching “Onward to boycotting!” THE LYRICS TO THE CLASSIC...
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O’Donnell: LaFleur’s tie summons recall of Halas and the ‘63 champion BearsDec 06, 2025 10:00 am - WHAT IS SO FAIR — OR SO ENERGIZING — AS THE FIRST OF TWO CRITICAL NFC North games between the Bears and Packers in December? To say The Windy City and Titletown U.S.A. ar...
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O’Donnell: Packers’ Wayne Larrivee sees things Bears fans should be watchingDec 02, 2025 9:00 am - THERE MAY BE NO MAN ON THE PLANET better credentialed to comment on the Bears-Packers rivalry — and Sunday's upcoming twilight throw-down at Lambeau Field — than Wayne La...
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O’Donnell: From Ben Johnson to Red Panda, shoveling a snowy batch of Ins and OutsNov 29, 2025 4:52 pm - ON A SLEIGH RIDE FROM THANKSGIVING TO CHRISTMAS, jingles and jangles spotlighting select sports Ins and Outs: IN --- The Bears — Still standing after Philadelphia, how ca...
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O’Donnell: Why Williams and the Bears can win at PhiladelphiaNov 25, 2025 9:00 am - WITH ALL OF THE DEBATE AND DISSECTION twirling around the Bears’ second-year QB, here's a surefire dollop of wavy gravy to drop on any Thanksgiving dinner table: “Caleb W...
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O’Donnell: HBO gives it the old hip-hop try with tale of ‘The Super Bowl Shuffle’Nov 22, 2025 10:00 am - IS THERE A FANATIC DOMAIN on the planet subject to harsher outcomes than the one forever enveloping the Chicago Bears? The cruelest dividing line has to do with coinciden...
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O’Donnell: Will Arch Manning face Bielema’s Illini in a ‘B’ bowl game?Nov 18, 2025 9:00 am - Illinois’ football team won’t make it to the College Football Playoff, but it could meet quarterback Arch Manning and Texas in a top-tier bowl game, writes columnist Jim O’Donnell.
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Jim O’Donnell: Do all winning turnover margins have to end for the Bears?Nov 15, 2025 1:00 pm - LEAVE IT TO MATHEMATICIANS to try and rain on the Bears' victory parade. The New Monsters of the Rekindled Age are 6-3, solidly in the NFC playoff chase and roll into Min...
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O’Donnell: Kafka, NY Giants, Michigan, Wrigley Field – stage props surround NorthwesternNov 11, 2025 9:45 am - It’s a busy time for Northwestern University football as the program prepares for Saturday’s game vs. Michigan at Wrigley Field, writes columnist Jim O’Donnell.
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O’Donnell: Fox wants drama from the surging Bears vs. the splintering GiantsNov 08, 2025 10:00 am - Despite the Giants lousy season, Sunday’s game against the Bears at Soldier Field has Fox Sports very interested, writes columnist Jim O’Donnell.