Brashard Smith and ninth-ranked SMU never felt they were finished, even when already locked into the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game in their league debut.

Let’s begin with a simple, declarative statement regarding the NFC North: We were wrong. Not we, as in you and me. We, as in ...

Let’s begin with a simple, declarative statement regarding the NFC North: We were wrong. Not we, as in you and me. We, as in scribes for this paper, the paper of record for the Upper Midwest. We ...

A college football team’s performance in its final game of the season often determined how its season is perceived. At least ...

High school and local college results and highlights from the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County.

Rivalry week lived up to the billing as several of the top teams in the country were dragged down by their respective ...

Chandler Rogers started in place of Cal’s Fernando Mendoza before exiting with an unspecified injury in the third quarter.

The Black Bears fell behind early and pulled within one score six times, yet could never draw even in dropping a wild 47-41 ...

No. 5 Notre Dame punched its ticket to the College Football Playoff with a 49-35 victory over Southern California for its ...

One of the leaders of the New York Jets' general manager searched helped the Commanders land a home-run hire in 2024.

In the history of the NFL, only three running backs have rushed for at least 1,300 yards, 10 touchdowns and an average of six ...

Playing without starting quarterback Fernando Mendoza, who sat out with an illness, Cal lost to ninth-ranked SMU 38-6 in ...