Articles filed under Football
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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.
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Barrett is back at Iowa State and with a preseason honorAug 24, 2025 5:23 pm - St. Charles East graduate Dylan Barrett, a redshirt senior at Iowa State, was named to the Rimington Trophy watch list as one of the top centers in the nation.
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CJ Carr hopes to add to family's football legacy after winning starting QB job at No. 6 Notre DameAug 24, 2025 5:10 pm - SOUTH BEND, Ind. — CJ Carr grew up in a football family. His father, Jason, was a quarterback at Michigan and his grandfather, Lloyd, led the Wolverines to a perfect seas...
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O’Donnell: No winner in Fitzgerald settlement with NorthwesternAug 23, 2025 12:09 pm - The settlement announced Thursday by Northwestern University and former football coach Pat Fitzgerald closes an ugly chapter in program history.