Articles filed under Football
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Illinois rewards football coach Bret Bielema and hoops coach Brad Underwood with 6-year extensionsMay 13, 2025 10:53 pm - Illinois has locked in its football and men's basketball coaches for the long term, agreeing to six-year contracts with Bret Bielema and Brad Underwood. Illinois rewarded...
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Bears offensive, defensive coordinators like what they see of rookies in minicamp so farMay 10, 2025 3:19 pm - Bears offensive coordinator Declan Doyle and defensive coordinator Dennis Allen talked about their new players.
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Bears rookie minicamp: What we learned from Colston Loveland, Luther Burden, Ozzy TrapiloMay 10, 2025 10:57 am - Bears rookie defensive tackle Shemar Turner declined a golf cart ride to the practice field on Friday at the start of rookie minicamp. For his first practice as an NFL pl...
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O’Donnell: Lee Corso made it with a big boost from Jimmy Piersall and NIU footballMay 10, 2025 10:43 am - WHEN LEE CORSO RECENTLY ANNOUNCED that he'll end his 37-season run on ESPN's “College GameDay” in August, some grayheads in his audience could probably remember the three...
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Step won: New coach Johnson sets foundation in first Bears practice at rookie minicampMay 09, 2025 4:36 pm - New Bears coach Ben Johnson stood on one of the two farther practice fields at Halas Hall on a sunny Friday morning. He watched around as Bears rookies and other rookie m...
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Silvy: Williams needs some tough love to teach him how to work in the NFLMay 08, 2025 6:00 am - Ryan Poles claimed at the combine that Caleb Williams has a great work ethic but needed to learn the difference of how to work in an NFL week as opposed to a college football week. My question is, why wasn’t this addressed in season? Why didn’t Poles have someone fix it in real time?
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O’Donnell: NFL will add spring to its list of American sports conquestsMay 03, 2025 10:00 am - ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA, the grand trifecta of a classic sports spring was Major League Baseball's Opening Day, the Masters and the Kentucky Derby. The public said so...
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Breaking down the offseason so far for the Bears’ NFC North rivalsMay 03, 2025 10:00 am - So how do the Bears’ changes stack up with their division rivals? Here’s what the other NFC North teams have done this offseason.
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Examining the Chicago Bears’ depth chart following the NFL draftMay 02, 2025 11:50 am - The 2025 Bears roster is nearly complete. The Bears could make another free-agent addition or two before the season begins. But for the most part, this is what the team will look like Week 1.
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What we’re hearing about Colston Loveland and the Bears’ 2025 NFL draft classMay 01, 2025 1:46 pm - We don’t know if Colston Loveland will be a star or live up to his draft cachet. The fit made a ton of sense, pairing a skilled tight end with head coach Ben Johnson. Draft analysts have universally praised the pick. But the Bears weren’t the only ones who rated Loveland highly.