Articles filed under Football
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On the flip side: Why South Elgin tight end Mueller is signing with Miami instead of ColoradoDec 02, 2025 9:00 am - When the NCAA’s football early signing period begins Wednesday for high school seniors, South Elgin tight end Gavin Mueller will commit to Miami (Florida) instead of Colorado, as he originally declared. What went into his decision to change his college choice, and how did he become such a highly sought-after prospect?
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Michigan State hires Pat Fitzgerald as head football coachDec 01, 2025 7:25 pm - Michigan State has hired former Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald to lead its football program. The announcement on Monday comes a day after the Spartans fired Jonathan S...
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LSU lures Lane Kiffin away from virtual playoff lock Ole MissNov 30, 2025 7:52 pm - Lane Kiffin left his one-loss Ole Miss team to become the coach at LSU on Sunday, taking over a program that has won national titles under three of its previous four coac...
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Georgia up to No. 3 behind Ohio State, Indiana in Top 25 shuffle as Oregon, Texas Tech also climbNov 30, 2025 7:49 pm - Texas A&M fell out of the top five of The Associated Press college football poll for the first time in two months Sunday, Texas Tech notched its highest ranking in 17 yea...
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‘Edgy’ Tim: What to expect from area football recruits on signing dayNov 30, 2025 5:05 pm - “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran breaks down the top area football recruits to watch on signing day this week.
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Miles Scott’s 2 late interceptions secure Illinois’ 20-13 win over NorthwesternNov 29, 2025 10:30 pm - Miles Scott had two interceptions in the final five minutes Saturday night to lock down Illinois’ 20-13 victory over Northwestern.
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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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Wheaton rallies in snow for playoff upset over WartburgNov 29, 2025 4:40 pm - In the Division III playoffs, Wheaton scored in the final minute to pull off a major upset; while North Central cruised on a snow-covered field.
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Lincicome: The best award an NFL coach can win is keeping his jobNov 29, 2025 4:28 pm - Surviving the Eagles has undoubtedly made Ben Johnson the front runner for NFL Coach of the Year, and to him sympathy is offered, this coming from someone who remembers Matt Nagy, and fewer and fewer of us are willing to admit that.
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A $13 million culture shift: Inside Ben Johnson’s transformation of the BearsNov 29, 2025 4:15 pm - If Ben Johnson were a college football coach, his agent would be renegotiating his contract right about now. And someone would be writing a big, fat check, because it’s obvious that Johnson is a culture changer and a program builder, and those kinds of coaches make a lot of money.