Articles filed under Football
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Caleb vs. Jayden? It’s deeper than that for the Bears and Commanders.Oct 12, 2025 6:26 pm - For most NFL regimes, being successful comes down to one pivotal question: Can they get it right at quarterback? The Washington Commanders and Chicago Bears took their shot at answering that franchise-altering prompt in the 2024 draft. The Bears picked Caleb Williams first overall, and the Commanders followed by taking Jayden Daniels.
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College Achievers: Big day for T.J. McMillen in Illini victoryOct 12, 2025 3:00 pm - College Achievers: Former St. Francis High School all-state football player T.J. McMillen earned his first start for the University of Illinois in a 43-27 win at Purdue on Oct. 4.
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Penn State fires coach James Franklin amid midseason free fall in a lost seasonOct 12, 2025 1:33 pm - STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — James Franklin is out at Penn State. The school fired the longtime head coach on Sunday, less than 24 hours after a 22-21 home loss to Northwestern a...
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No. 3 Indiana has its highest ranking ever in AP Top 25, Texas, USC back in the rankingsOct 12, 2025 1:07 pm - Indiana moved up to No. 3 in The Associated Press college football poll Sunday for its highest ranking in program history and Texas was among five teams entering the Top ...
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Komolafe scores late, leads Northwestern to 22-21 win over Penn StateOct 11, 2025 10:00 pm - Caleb Komolafe ran for 72 yards and a touchdown and Northwestern held on to beat Penn State 22-21 on Saturday. Preston Stone threw for 163 yards with a touchdown pass to Griffin Wilde, and Jack Olsen kicked three field goals for the Wildcats (4-2, 2-1 Big Ten) who won their third straight.
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No. 16 Notre Dame pulls away from NC State in second half for fourth consecutive winOct 11, 2025 7:08 pm - C.J. Carr passed for 342 yards and two touchdowns, and No. 16 Notre Dame pulled away from N.C. State in the second half for a 36-7 victory on Saturday. Carr connected on 19 of 31 passes, including TD tosses of 18 yards to K.K. Smith and 12 yards to Will Pauling in the third quarter.
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No. 1 Ohio State turns 3 takeaways into 21 points and beats No. 17 Illinois 34-16Oct 11, 2025 4:27 pm - Julian Sayin passed for two touchdowns, C.J. Donaldson ran for two more scores, and the Ohio State defense forced three turnovers that resulted in 21 points as the No. 1-ranked Buckeyes defeated No. 17 Illinois 34-16 on Saturday.
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Bears pick a left tackle, get some good news on injury frontOct 11, 2025 3:53 pm - Head coach Ben Johnson announced Saturday that Theo Benedet would make his first start at left tackle Monday. Benedet earned the job after he replaced Braxton Jones against the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 4. Jones had been the team’s starter at left tackle after a competition for the spot during training camp.
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O’Donnell: Bears, Cubs, Kimmel and Pritzker — a marathon Chicago weekendOct 11, 2025 11:15 am - It’s a busy sports weekend in Chicago, and there’s reason to hope for good things from the local teams, writes columnist Jim O’Donnell.
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Bears looking for more production, consistency from rushing attackOct 10, 2025 5:04 pm - The Bears will face a tough test going against the Commanders in front of a national audience Monday night. Not only does Chicago need to find ways to stop a Washington team that’s a contender in the NFC on the road. But the Bears also have some of their own issues they’ll need to resolve in order to win Monday. Here are three of the most interesting things the Bears said Friday.