Articles filed under Football
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New QB Stone likes the view at NorthwesternAug 28, 2025 8:51 pm - Northwestern will be counting on SMU transfer quarterback Preston Stone to revive last year’s struggling offense.
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Top QBs clash as No. 4 Clemson hosts No. 9 LSU in huge college football season openerAug 28, 2025 8:14 pm - CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson quarterback Cade Klubnik has national championship aspirations and is one of the favorites to win the Heisman Trophy. The same can be said of LSU'...
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Deion Sanders calls for paying players who reach the playoff and Saban supports the proposalAug 28, 2025 7:52 pm - Leave it to Deion Sanders to come up with an idea for the College Football Playoff that nobody has really mentioned yet: Pay the players for making the tournament, and pa...
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Counting down to prep football: One final thought on the thrill of opening nightAug 28, 2025 4:45 pm - Our countdown to opening night for prep football concludes with one final thought on the thrill of Friday night lights.
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College football Week 1: Three top-10 games so early in season is a first; Texas-Ohio St is topperAug 27, 2025 8:19 pm - Until this year, there had never been three top-10 matchups so early in a college football season. The excitement for Texas-Ohio State in Columbus on Saturday has been bu...
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The Saints come marching back to St. Charles to celebrate past state championship squadsAug 27, 2025 5:46 pm - St. Charles East and Montini this weekend are recognizing past state championship squads in, respectively, soccer and football.
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Day keeping simple approach for Sayin as No. 3 Ohio State prepares to host top-ranked TexasAug 26, 2025 9:19 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio — Coach Ryan Day is trying to keep the message simple for Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin before his first college start on Saturday, when the No. 3 an...
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O’Donnell: Superior Bagent would break bad for Caleb wing at Halas HallAug 26, 2025 10:00 am - If Caleb Williams gets off to a bad start to the regular season, could coach Ben Johnson be willing to turn to backup quarterback Tyson Bagent? Columnist Jim O’Donnell says it could happen.
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Can Illini respond to greater expectations?Aug 25, 2025 8:21 pm - Illinois football is ranked No. 12 in the preseason AP poll, which hasn’t happened since 1990. Is the Illini hype justified?
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One more time: Five local college football players to watchAug 25, 2025 5:25 pm - This week’s High Five looks at five more area football players ready to contribute for their college teams this season.