After stunning loss, Notre Dame's Kelly still believes
Within moments of beginning his usual Sunday teleconference, Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly spun things optimistically and said what he really...
Get the full story >>Minnesota coach Kill improving after seizure
MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota coach Jerry Kill is showing signs of improvement and resting comfortably at a hospital after suffering a seizure...
Get the full story >>Oklahoma is No. 1 in AP poll for 100th time
NEW YORK -- For the 100th time, Oklahoma is No. 1.
Get the full story >>Michigan's 35-31 victory over Notre Dame simply unbelievable
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The lights came on about two hours before kickoff. And then ultimately everything went dark for Notre Dame, a...
Get the full story >>Illini romp 56-3
CHAMPAIGN — So focused on Saturday's meeting against South Dakota State, Illinois coach Ron Zook said he flipped past Friday night's...
Get the full story >>NU's Colter 'unstoppable' in 42-21 victory over Eastern Illinois
The first warning came from Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald, who said Kain Colter would get his "lips knocked off" if he didn't avoid...
Get the full story >>NIU falls 45-42 at Kansas in final seconds
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Northern Illinois nearly escaped with a frenetic road victory over a BCS opponent Saturday night, but the favored...
Get the full story >>No. 10 Nebraska turns back Fresno St. upset bid, 42-29
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Ameer Abdullah returned a kickoff 100 yards after Fresno State made it a two-point game in the fourth quarter, and Taylor...
Get the full story >>Rice breaks BCS skid with 24-22 win over Purdue
HOUSTON -- Amid the frantic celebration, Rice coach David Bailiff couldn't get anybody to tell him who blocked Carson Wiggs' last-second...
Get the full story >>Desmond Howard honored as 'Michigan legend'
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Desmond Howard was brought to tears when he was honored as the first "Michigan Football Legend" in a ceremony before the...
Get the full story >>No. 3 Alabama gets by No. 23 Penn State 27-11
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- To call Alabama tight end Michael Williams open would have been a stretch.
Get the full story >>Iowa State beats Iowa 44-41 in 3 overtime thriller
AMES, Iowa -- James White's 4-yard TD run in triple overtime pushed Iowa State past rival Iowa 44-41 on Saturday, snapping a three-game...
Get the full story >>National roundup: South Carolina defeats Georgia, 45-42
In a back-and-forth game, South Carolina's Jadeveon Clowney forced an Aaron Murray fumble and Melvin Ingram returned it for a touchdown that...
Get the full story >>Notre Dame understands task at hand
Among the many maddening things Denard Robinson does is a sequence that leads to as much teeth grinding and blood pressure spikes as any:
Get the full story >>NIU finds itself surprise favorite
DEKALB — For what is believed to be the first time in its history, Northern Illinois enters a game favored over a BCS opponent.
Get the full story >>NU replaces Persa's Heisman billboard
Southbound commuters on the Kennedy Expressway might have noticed something missing Friday — the giant image of Dan Persa looming to...
Get the full story >>LSU's loss is Illinois' gain
CHAMPAIGN — When LSU offered Houston Bates a scholarship as a high school junior, the Louisiana-bred linebacker didn't hesitate.
Get the full story >>Coastal Carolina coach wants 'no cats' on team
Coastal Carolina football coach David Bennett has become an Internet video celebrity for the manner in which he delivered this simple...
Get the full story >>Colter feels at home at NU
Everything, it seemed, directed Kain Colter to Northwestern. The connections were remarkable.
Get the full story >>Report: Ohio State players suspended for opener received $200
The three Ohio State football players suspended for last week's Buckeyes opener against Akron received $200 each at a charity event in...
Get the full story >>Notre Dame's Rees full of surprises
Tommy Rees, a twig-thin fourth-grader from Lake Bluff, approached the program vendor at Northwestern's Welsh-Ryan arena, which was jammed...
Get the full story >>Notre Dame's Kelly vows not to be side show
There won't be fewer cameras on site when Notre Dame faces Michigan on a national television broadcast this Saturday.
Get the full story >>Illini offensive line expects no breaks
CHAMPAIGN — Even as temperatures climbed into the upper 90s in a one-sided game on Saturday at Memorial Stadium, Illinois offensive...
Get the full story >>Super conferences are on the way and the cash will follow
College football is a billion-dollar business … here are my two cents:
Get the full story >>Gaul brother-sister act a distinct success
Bryan Gaul and his sister, Alexa, are home wreckers.
Get the full story >>SEC vote to add Texas A&M part of shift decades in the making
A shift in the collegiate football landscape decades in the making could be one obstacle away from culminating. Members of the...
Get the full story >>Notre Dame not making big deal of Big House night game
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Very succinctly, Michael Floyd established just what Notre Dame will face in the first-ever night game at Michigan...
Get the full story >>Texas A&M; accuses Big 12 of backtracking
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texas A&M; sees no future in the Big 12. For now, the Aggies aren't going anywhere and the league is in...
Get the full story >>Notre Dame hopes Floyd-Rees connection thrives
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- It sure seems like Michael Floyd and new Notre Dame starting quarterback Tommy Rees have some tantalizing...
Get the full story >>Haugh: Why can't Northwestern win nine games this year?
After all the cameras stopped rolling Tuesday and every tape recorder had clicked off, Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald walked briskly by...
Get the full story >>Illini's Thomas eyeing Chicago for one of 7 home football games
CHAMPAIGN -- Before Illinois’ new athletic director entered Memorial Stadium for Saturday’s season opener, fans chatted with him...
Get the full story >>Loyola's Stanley to miss season
Loyola point guard Courtney Stanley, the team's assists and steals leader from a year ago, will be sidelined for the 2011-12 season after...
Get the full story >>NU's Persa: Return to action 'right around corner'
Northwestern quarterback Dan Persa said there’s no timetable for his return from Achilles’ tendon surgery but that it’s...
Get the full story >>USC reinstates suspended RB Marc Tyler
LOS ANGELES — Southern California reinstated tailback Marc Tyler from suspension Tuesday, clearing last season's leading rusher to...
Get the full story >>Mo. Western players save toddler from hot car
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Two Missouri Western football players have made a family fans for life after pulling a toddler out of a locked car...
Get the full story >>Loss drops Notre Dame out of AP rankings
Notre Dame fell out of the The Associated Press Top 25 poll Tuesday in the aftermath of its upset loss Saturday to South Florida. The...
Get the full story >>Kelly: Rees gives Notre Dame 'best chance' to win
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Despite losing the battle to be Notre Dame's starting quarterback in the preseason, Tommy Rees figured his time would...
Get the full story >>Persa not playing, but he's still playing big role for NU
It was an option route, and Northwestern receiver Jeremy Ebert took it inside. Quarterback Kain Colter threw it to the...
Get the full story >>Notre Dame calls stadium evacuation successful
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — University of Notre Dame officials say the evacuation of the football stadium during severe weather was...
Get the full story >>In defeat, Notre Dame 'D' keeps rolling
A great many inexplicable and debilitating things happened to Notre Dame on the season's opening weekend. A failure to maintain momentum...
Get the full story >>Greenstein: Big Ten content with its 12 teams
BOSTON — I ran into Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany in the press box Saturday at halftime of Northwestern-Boston College, and all I...
Get the full story >>NU steps on the gas, leaves BC gassed
BOSTON — It was a bold pregame declaration, bordering on trash talk by Northwestern standards.
Get the full story >>NIU storms out of gate in Doeren's head coaching debut
Dave Doeren is making a habit of attracting weather emergencies on his first days on the job as Northern Illinois' football coach.
Get the full story >>Illini freshman O'Toole doesn't mind not redshirting
Illinois saw all it needed from freshman quarterback Reilly O'Toole at Camp Rantoul to know he wasn't going to be wearing a...
Get the full story >>West Virginia beats Marshall in storm-shortened opener
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Geno Smith threw two first-half touchdown passes, Tavon Austin returned a kickoff for a score and No. 24 West...
Get the full story >>Spurrier tweaks Notre Dame's Kelly on QB shuffle
Few coaches know more about hesitation-free quarterback hooks than Steve Spurrier. But the Ol' Ball Coach says at least he's up front...
Get the full story >>Michigan's kicking game was lackluster in opener
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan coach Brady Hoke saw a lot of things his team has to work on.
Get the full story >>Livin' large in the Pac-12 ... er, 16 Conference?
The season and the skies opened in a concurrent torrent of wild weekend plays, wind, monsoons, sweltering heat and speculation.
Get the full story >>Illini air it out in victory over Arkansas State
CHAMPAIGN — When Illinois sophomore receiver Darius Millines broke a tackle for a 45-yard touchdown on Saturday against Arkansas State...
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