Articles filed under Football
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Silvy: Plenty of blame to go around in drama over Bears stadium site searchMay 28, 2026 6:00 am - Columnist Marc Silverman writes about the Bears and their search for a home for their new stadium.
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What we heard at Big Ten meetings: No push to mandate 10 Power 4 opponents amid CFP talksMay 23, 2026 10:51 am - This fall, the SEC and ACC both shift to nine league games with every team in those leagues playing at least 10 power-conference opponents. Every Big 12 team plays 10, too, if the matchups with Pac-12 leftovers Washington State and Oregon State are counted. The Big Ten is now the outlier in this debate, with four teams — Indiana, Penn State, USC and Nebraska — facing only nine Power 4 opponents. And there’s no interest from the league office to require its teams to play 10 power opponents.
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CEO of NIL enforcement reminds frustrated schools: These are your rules, we just enforce themMay 21, 2026 7:08 pm - While frustration mounts across college sports and talk of breakaway conferences hits the hallways at conference's spring meetings, the leader of the agency formed to police name, image and likeness payments has a simple reminder: These are the rules you wrote.
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Back with the Bears, new running backs coach Studesville feeling at home againMay 21, 2026 4:50 pm - Chicago’s offseason will continue with Organized Team Activities (OTAs) over the next two weeks before mandatory minicamp during the second week of June. Here are three of the most interesting things the Bears said Thursday.
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Silvy: A surprising result after gaming out the Bears 2026 scheduleMay 21, 2026 6:00 am - Columnist Marc Silverman writes about the Bears’ 2026 regular-season schedule.
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Bears’ path to the playoffs might require a strong start to the seasonMay 20, 2026 5:18 pm - The Chicago Bears know what the road back to the playoffs looks like after the NFL released its 2026 schedule last week.
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Aaron Rodgers says the 2026 NFL season will be his last: ‘This is it’May 20, 2026 3:13 pm - Aaron Rodgers took his time before deciding he wanted to come back for a 22nd season. The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback already has made up his mind about a 23rd: There won't be one.
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Big Ten, Tony Petitti all in on 24-team CFP: ‘We feel strongly about it’May 20, 2026 11:41 am - Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti and his 18 universities are unanimous in their support of a 24-team College Football Playoff and bullish on what additional access would mean for their football programs in a larger tournament structure.
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Women's flag football on track to gain NCAA championship status before sport makes its Olympic debutMay 19, 2026 8:00 pm - Women's flag football is on track to gaining NCAA championship status. If all goes according to plan, a title game may even take place right before the sport makes its Ol...
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The NFL keeps the spotlight on Sunday broadcasts as it creates viewing options on other daysMay 16, 2026 6:47 pm - The NFL schedule traditionally gets plenty of attention. However, there has been more scrutiny as the league has carved out games for streaming services.