Back in 2023, Iowa offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz operated under a school ultimatum requiring the Hawkeyes' football team to average 25 points per game for him to be retained. They won 10 games, but topped 25 points just twice, averaging 15.4. So, he... See more
Illini running back Aidan Laughery (21) gets his jersey ripped as he fights through a tackle during last Saturday's game against Michigan State in East Lansing, Mich. Adam Ruff/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Loren Tate Illini Lines . If you view college... See more
If you view college football with preconceived ideas, throw them out. Saturday's games alone should muddle your brain. Oregon, ranked No. 1 in preseason by Fox analyst Joel Klatt, had seven turnovers at home in a 17-15 loss to once-doubted, now-unbeaten U... See more
Way back in the hollers of rural Kentucky, they called this 'chickens coming home to roost.' For two solid years, Bret Bielema's team celebrated 19 victories in a joyous hookup with Lady Luck, surviving repeatedly with thanks to the last-ditch passes of L... See more
It is not reasonable to define an Illinois football season based on results against Ohio State. Not when the Buckeyes have reached such a dominant year-after-year level of gridiron superiority … Not when Columbus, the state’s capital and most bountiful jo... See more
