Articles filed under Big Ten
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Sorting through the Big Ten’s second tier: Who still has a shot at contention?Oct 09, 2025 11:23 am - Beyond the top-10 trio, there are as many as nine other teams with at least one loss that could compete for both the league title and a College Football Playoff spot. However, none of them are infallible. Let’s break down nine teams that have a reasonable shot at remaining in league title contention entering midseason.
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JuJu-less Big Ten prepares for another women's basketball season with UCLA a favoriteOct 08, 2025 5:05 pm - Southern California star JuJu Watkins propelled the Trojans to a Big Ten regular-season title and a second consecutive Elite Eight appearance last season. If the Trojans want to match that success this year, they'll need to do it without her.
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Altmyer throws for career-high 390 yards and No. 22 Illinois beats Purdue 43-27Oct 04, 2025 4:06 pm - Luke Altmyer threw for a career-high 390 yards, Hank Beatty had 186 yards receiving and Kaden Feagin added two TD runs to lead No. 22 Illinois past Purdue 43-27 on Saturday.
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Winning kick was special family moment for Illini’s OlanoOct 03, 2025 3:02 pm - In this week’s local college football roundup, Naperville North grad David Olano sends Illinois to a last-second victory, while Benedictine couldn’t build off an upset win.
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Northwestern holds on for 17-14 win over UCLA, spoiling interim Bruins coach Tim Skipper's debutSep 27, 2025 10:16 pm - Caleb Komolafe rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown on 27 carries and Northwestern staved off UCLA 17-14 on Saturday to spoil interim head coach Tim Skipper's debut and keep the Bruins winless.
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Altmyer and Olano help No. 23 Illinois edge No. 21 Southern California 34-32Sep 27, 2025 3:37 pm - Luke Altmyer drove Illinois to David Olano's 41-yard field goal as time expired, lifting the No. 23 Illini to a 34-32 victory over No. 21 Southern California on Saturday.
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Benedictine ends Aurora’s long conference win streakSep 25, 2025 6:09 pm - Benedictine scored 3 fourth-quarter touchdowns and survived a long lightning delay to end Aurora’s 46-game conference win streak last Saturday.
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No. 19 Indiana takes control quickly and overwhelms No. 9 Illinois in 63-10 victorySep 20, 2025 10:20 pm - Fernando Mendoza threw five touchdown passes and D'Angelo Ponds scooped up the punt he blocked and returned it 11 yards for a score Saturday night, leading No. 19 Indiana past No. 9 Illinois 63-10 for its first win over a top 10 foe in five years — and easily the most lopsided.
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Iowa’s Gronowski sets win record, faces ultimate Big Ten challengeSep 18, 2025 9:49 pm - Iowa quarterback Mark Gronowski, a Naperville native, tied an impressive record last week, and will lead the Hawkeyes against Rutgers on Friday.
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Friendly coaches ready to square off as No. 9 Illinois and No. 19 Indiana try to stay unbeatenSep 18, 2025 10:59 am - Bret Bielema and Curt Cignetti don't have a long relationship, but it is clear they admire each other's work. They sat together at last year's Big Ten spring meetings, crisscross one another's recruiting paths and have built budding powers in the Big Ten, Bielema at No. 9 Illinois and Cignetti at No. 19 Indiana. Both have 3-0 marks this season and top 20 teams heading into one of Saturday's featured games.