Articles filed under Football
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What we learned from the Chicago Bears, including the latest on Caleb Williams and Montez SweatOct 14, 2026 5:45 pm - A little more than a year ago, the Chicago Bears were smacked in a 52-21 loss to the Detroit Lions in Week 2. Things went haywire in coach Ben Johnson’s return to Ford Fi...
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Chicagoland high school football rankings: Get Mike McGraw’s Top 25 for Week 8Oct 14, 2026 9:40 am - Geneva and Huntley move into the top 10, while Lincoln-Way East and Loyola continue to lead the way.
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MSU’s Fitzgerald says 1st game against his former Northwestern team ‘is not about me’Oct 12, 2026 4:39 pm - Pat Fitzgerald already had one viral moment in the last week. The Michigan State coach didn’t try to add another one as he gears up to face his former Northwestern team on Saturday at Spartan Stadium.
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Georgia takes over at No. 1 in AP Top 25 with Notre Dame, Miami next; Oregon is out of the pollOct 11, 2026 4:47 pm - Georgia moved up to No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 on Sunday following its win at Alabama, Texas dropped six spots to No. 7 after its loss to rival Oklahoma and Ore...
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St. Charles North graduate Tenbrock delivers a unique firstOct 11, 2026 3:36 pm - Penn State University freshman kicker Lucas Tenbrock, a St. Charles North High School graduate, had the honor of starting the first game at Northwestern University’s new Ryan Field on Oct. 2 in Evanston.
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Worth coming back for: Forcucci, No. 2 Wheaton hand No. 1 North Central first regular-season loss since 2019Oct 10, 2026 11:41 pm - The sting of last season’s loss at North Central College not only stuck with Wheaton’s Mark Forcucci the whole offseason, it even helped him decide to come back to the Th...
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Air Force does not complete a pass, beats Northern Illinois in the Huskies' first Mountain West gameOct 10, 2026 9:41 pm - DEKALB — Evan Medders and Owen Allen combined for more than 200 yards rushing and four scores for Air Force, and the Falcons beat Northern Illinois 28-7 on Saturday night...
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Aidan Chiles throws for 3 TDs, runs for another as Northwestern rips Ball State 45-14Oct 10, 2026 7:24 pm - Aidan Chiles passed for three touchdowns for the second time this season and ran for another as Northwestern routed Ball State 45-14 in a nonconference matchup on Saturda...
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No. 3 Notre Dame uses big plays to rout Stanford 58-7 for its 16th straight victoryOct 10, 2026 7:20 pm - SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Freshman Jonaz Walton scored on a 97-yard run — the third longest offensive play in Notre Dame Stadium history — and finished with 181 yards as the No....
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Illinois makes a stop on Michigan State’s 2-point conversion attempt in OT, holds on for 38-37 winOct 10, 2026 7:17 pm - EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michael Clayton threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Hudson Clement on the first play of overtime and Illinois made a stop on a 2-point conversion atte...