Articles filed under Big Ten
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USC-Notre Dame rivalry expires in ‘26, with no sure bet it will go beyond thatJul 24, 2025 7:12 pm - LAS VEGAS — All the reshuffling of schedules, conferences and playoff formats in college football has placed one of the sport's best traditions in peril: the USC-Notre Da...
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One thing is clear after Big Ten media days: The conference is in la-la-landJul 24, 2025 6:38 pm - Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti, whose background is in professional sports, not college, doesn’t just want to expand the postseason. He wants to alter the sport fundamentally. He wants it to look less like college football and more like the NFL.
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Penn State blocking out noise of big-game losses, has focus on another run to playoffJul 23, 2025 7:42 pm - LAS VEGAS — New year, new slate, no outside noise. That’s the mantra in Happy Valley, despite James Franklin being saddled with a 4-20 mark as coach at Penn State against...
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NIL promises made to recruits, now coaches wait for key decision to learn whether they can keep themJul 23, 2025 5:48 pm - LAS VEGAS — Next week, college football coaches can put the recruiting promises they have made to high school seniors on paper. Then the question becomes whether they ca...
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Wisconsin promotes West Aurora alum Lauren Carlini to assistant coachJul 23, 2025 2:46 pm - Wisconsin volleyball head coach Kelly Sheffield has announced Lauren Carlini, the West Aurora High School graduate who served as an offensive analyst and strategy consultant last season, has been promoted to full-time assistant coach.
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Line of credit: How Palatine’s Tony Balanganayi developed into a top college football prospectJul 19, 2025 10:00 am - Learning from his older brothers and taking the best from both of them, Tony Balanganayi has developed into a special football player at Palatine.
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SEC coaches and players defend their dominance amid Big Ten's recent successJul 17, 2025 4:58 pm - ATLANTA — There was not a Big Ten player, coach or fan was in sight this week as the College Football Hall of Fame hosted SEC Media Days. Still, the SEC’s No. 1 rival fou...
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The SEC and Big Ten are currently at a standstill over the College Football Playoff formatJul 14, 2025 2:51 pm - ATLANTA — Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey said Monday that despite frequent conversations with Big Ten counterpart Tony Petitti, the two leagues have yet...
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Shooting Star: In biggest moments, St. Charles North’s Keaton Reinke earned college offerJul 11, 2025 4:56 pm - St. Charles North wide receiver Keaton Reinke came up big last season, earning a football scholarship offer from Northwestern University, an offer that resulted in his commitment to the Wildcats.
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Pitch man: How Fremd QB and NU commit Johnny O’Brien helped recruit his protection to EvanstonJul 06, 2025 3:51 pm - Fremd quarterback Johnny O’Brien decided last summer to play college football down the road at Northwestern University. In June he helped convince two local offensive linemen to join him with the Wildcats after they graduate from high school.