Articles filed under Football
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Indiana announces new 8-year contract with coach Curt Cignetti worth nearly $93 millionOct 16, 2025 4:04 pm - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana announced a new eight-year contract with coach Curt Cignetti worth at least $92.8 million on Thursday, rewarding him for pushing the Hoosiers ...
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Silvy: Are Bears just getting lucky? Who cares as long as they’re winningOct 16, 2025 8:00 am - One month ago, we were reflecting on an organization in the midst of losing 13 out of 14 games, so excuse me if I don’t nitpick how the Bears are winning or who it has come against, because the Bears are actually winning.
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‘Lucky’ charms: Bears have fun with Aikman’s comments during Monday Night Football winOct 15, 2025 5:35 pm - Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams said he was having fun with a recent Instagram post related to ESPN broadcaster and former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman.
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Introducing Jake Moody, the new Bears kicker and an unlikely Monday night heroOct 15, 2025 11:17 am - With everything on the line Monday night, with three seconds remaining and one final snap to decide another nerve-fraying game, Jake Moody knew simple would be his best friend.
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Purple in Pasadena: Northwestern set to relive magical ‘95 seasonOct 14, 2025 8:26 pm - When Northwestern hosts Purdue on Saturday, it will be the last game played at the temporary lakefront stadium, and the school will honor the 1995 Rose Bowl team.
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Proposal seeks to expand IHSA football playoffs, regionalize schedulingOct 14, 2025 5:14 pm - Roxana High School officials have written a proposal to the Illinois High School Association that would expand the football playoffs and regionalize scheduling for the regular season.
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Wheaton North’s ground game grinding down defensesOct 14, 2025 4:07 pm - Wheaton North running backs Max Serbick and Ryan O’Connor have the vision to find the right hole, and the physicality to hit that hole hard.
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Caleb vs. Jayden? It’s deeper than that for the Bears and Commanders.Oct 12, 2025 6:26 pm - For most NFL regimes, being successful comes down to one pivotal question: Can they get it right at quarterback? The Washington Commanders and Chicago Bears took their shot at answering that franchise-altering prompt in the 2024 draft. The Bears picked Caleb Williams first overall, and the Commanders followed by taking Jayden Daniels.
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College Achievers: Big day for T.J. McMillen in Illini victoryOct 12, 2025 3:00 pm - College Achievers: Former St. Francis High School all-state football player T.J. McMillen earned his first start for the University of Illinois in a 43-27 win at Purdue on Oct. 4.
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Penn State fires coach James Franklin amid midseason free fall in a lost seasonOct 12, 2025 1:33 pm - STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — James Franklin is out at Penn State. The school fired the longtime head coach on Sunday, less than 24 hours after a 22-21 home loss to Northwestern a...