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Audric Estimé, who ran for a career-high 238 yards, is the first Notre Dame back to have 200 or more yards on the ground since Dexter Williams in 2018.
Two fourth-quarter turnovers that resulted in Northwestern touchdowns nine seconds apart hurt the Illini before they made the game close with 55 seconds left.
Lombardi scored from a yard out with just under five minutes left in the game, and Jacob Finley recovered a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown as time expired to give NIU a 37-27 victory.
We also asked if the holiday was better or worse because the Bears weren’t one of the six teams playing. In hindsight, maybe it was a dumb question.
Big Game Hunting: Buckeyes-Wolverines, Northwestern-Illinois, Alabama-Auburn, Notre Dame-Stanford and other Week 13 picks.
The public is worn down by relentless shenanigans — from the sports world to political gamesmanship, voter suppression, multiple alleged criminal conspiracies and even a mob attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Hopes for a playoff berth or New Year’s Six bowl were put to rest with three losses already this season.
As end-of-November college football rivalries go, Illinois-Northwestern just might be the runt of the litter.
Northwestern University’s plan for six annual concerts at a rebuilt football stadium passed with Mayor Daniel Biss’ vote as opponents crafted arguments to use in litigation.
Miami climbed to No. 10 to replace a tumbling Florida Atlantic in the only major change at the top of the rankings.
South Carolina remained the No. 1 team, becoming the unanimous choice this week.
At age 23, UNC’s Erin Matson becomes NCAA’s youngest Division I head coach to win a national championship.
Ty Berry scored 14 points to lead Northwestern.
Georgia remained No. 1 and received a season-high 61 first-place votes. The top five teams, all unbeaten, had held their places for five straight weeks. All improved to 11-0 on Saturday, but the order changed Sunday.
Braun has a 6-5, bowl-bound team after a 23-15 win against Purdue, and the whole thing is a miracle.
Transferring from Wake Forest to Notre Dame for the 2023 season, Hartman leads all active FBS quarterbacks in career touchdowns (132) and passing yardage (15,516).
Kaleb Johnson’s 30-yard touchdown run with 4:43 to play gave Iowa its third division title and second in three years.
Cam Porter scored a pair of rushing touchdowns to help Northwestern win 23-15 on Saturday in Evanston.
After an ugly season, coach Drew Valentine is looking to return the Ramblers to their recent heights.
Such a scorer. Such a leaper. Such a waste of time?
Alabama is again the top dog in the SEC — and perhaps headed to the College Football Playoff — after ending Georgia’s 29-game winning streak with a 27-24 victory for the conference title.
Incredibly, this game was even better than the one on Super Bowl Sunday.
If the results tell us anything, it’s that voters were, on the whole, unable to distinguish between one brand of awful and the other.
We are primed for chaos, with a bunch of unbeaten teams going into championship weekend and a few teams behind them with absolutely stellar résumés.
A James family spokesperson said in a statement Thursday that the 19-year-old will have a final evaluation with USC staff this week and resume practice next week. He will be able to play in games “soon after,” it said.
“We love that narrative of being the underdog,” Hawkeyes defensive end Joe Evans said. “I don’t think anybody thought we were going to be in this situation after we lost 31-0 at Penn State.”
Evanston, Wilmette homeowners claim the city acted unlawfully, blast “commercialization” of the new football field the university plans to build.
Offensive player of the year is Ohio State receiver Marvin Harrison Jr., defensive player of the year is Illinois defensive lineman Jer’Zhan Newton and freshman of the year is Purdue defensive back Dillon Thieneman.
Outside of the Boilermakers, the Big Ten has had an almost nightmarish performance in non-conference play. Might as well start playing one another, then.
Buie made 8 of 11 shots, including 4 of 5 from 3-point range, for the Wildcats, who trailed 42-41 at halftime.
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