Articles filed under Football
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North Central one step away from sixth straight Division III title gameDec 18, 2025 8:38 pm - Two in-state playoff semifinals are on Saturday’s college football schedule. North Central will try to return to the Division III title game against John Carroll, while Illinois State looks for another road win at Villanova.
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The ‘Peanut Punch’ took over the NFL. Wait until you hear about its inventorDec 18, 2025 8:00 am - Charles “Peanut” Tillman’s detour into professional football — and his subsequent swerve back into public service — is the start of the explanation for how he quietly became one of the 2025 NFL season’s most influential and interesting men as a 44-year-old father of four living in Chicago, the city where he became a beloved Chicago Bear, an innovator of modern defensive technique — and a now-retired FBI special agent.
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Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love announces he's entering NFL draftDec 17, 2025 7:21 pm - Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love is bypassing his senior season to enter the NFL draft. Love announced his decision on Tuesday, three days after finishing third in ...
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Bears Film Study breaks down the “avoid Garrett” game planDec 16, 2025 8:13 pm - Bears Film Study won’t find many complaints from an easy victory over Cleveland, but maybe a few concerns.
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O’Donnell: In new stadium derby, humbled Browns have a big lead over the BearsDec 16, 2025 11:42 am - AT CRISPLY COLD SOLDIER FIELD, what transpired Sunday could best be described as “no contest.” Not ready for “Prime” time, rookie QB Shedeur Sanders and the Cleveland Bro...
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NFL can be saved, it just needs some uniform correctionsDec 15, 2025 8:19 pm - There’s plenty of room for improvement when it comes to NFL uniforms. It’s time for someone to step forward and correct the litany of bad decisions.
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Big Ten puts 10 on AP All-America first team, led by 4 from Ohio State and Hoosier star MendozaDec 15, 2025 7:39 pm - Four players from Ohio State are among 10 first-team picks from the Big Ten Conference on The Associated Press All-America team released Monday, a group headed by repeat ...
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Mike White, former Cal, Illinois and Raiders coach, dies at 89Dec 15, 2025 7:27 pm - BERKELEY, Calif. — Mike White, who had a successful career as a college coach with California and Illinois and later coached the NFL's Oakland Raiders, has died. He was 8...
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Horvath to Heidenreich on 4th-and-goal leads No. 22 Navy to a 17-16 win over ArmyDec 13, 2025 7:51 pm - Blake Horvath threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to Eli Heidenreich with 6:32 remaining — on fourth-and-goal — and No. 22 Navy rallied to beat Army 17-16 on Saturday.
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Fernando Mendoza wins the Heisman Trophy as college football's top playerDec 13, 2025 7:08 pm - Fernando Mendoza, the mercurial quarterback of No. 1 Indiana, won the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night, becoming the first Hoosier to win college football’s most prestigious award since its inception in 1935.