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Which team can compete with Ohio State, Indiana, and Oregon? Illinois leads with a staunch defense; Michigan and USC follow ...

Now, with five regular-season games to go (not counting the championship game) for each team in the conference, it’s time for ...

No. 23 Illinois and Washington are far from average, but both are middle-of-the-road teams in the Big Ten ahead of Week 9.

Another rivalry trophy is shelved for the foreseeable future. Ball State and Northern Illinois first met in 1941, and in 2008 ...

The primary television carriers are the ESPN networks, the Fox Sports networks, plus free TV networks CBS, Fox, NBC, ABC and ...

Although the Bruins have a test ahead of them, how their remaining opponents shape out the rest of the season has major ...

CHICAGO — Four family members of a Republican running for governor in Illinois were killed in a Montana helicopter crash, his ...

Last month during Ohio State’s bye week, I put together my Big Ten power rankings. Since we are now at Ohio State’s second ...

UW and Illinois feel in a way like reflections of each other entering Saturday's showdown. Here's what to watch in the game.

In recent years, Week 9 of the college football season has been good at shutting down fun upstart stories -- or at least ...

Bob Asmussen is a college football reporter and columnist for The News-Gazette. He can be reached at 217-393-8248 or asmussen ...