Bill Jauss

Running backs Sha-Ron Edwards, Demetrus Johnson and LaShawn Bullock, defensive end Ray Robinson and their Illinois State teammates try to trim Western Illinois' lead to 44-37-3 in this 85th game...

Brady Hoke, the first-year Ball State coach who opposes Northern Illinois on Saturday in DeKalb, is one of 18 Division I-A leaders this season at their alma maters. Hoke played...

Huskies coach Joe Novak has no doubts his team will bounce back from its 34-18 loss at Bowling Green when it plays host to Ball State on Saturday in DeKalb....

Redshirt freshman running back Vincent Webb and sophomore quarterback Andrew Harris have sparked an offensive revival for the 3-5, 2-2 Panthers, who seek a third straight Ohio Valley Conference victory...

Southern Illinois, 8-0 for the first time since it won the Division I-AA championship in 1983, faces defending national champ Western Kentucky this weekend. The Hilltoppers, 6-2 and ranked eighth...

Northern Illinois' defense could be stressed on third down Saturday against Ball State in DeKalb. Quarterback Talmadge Hill and his unit converted 12-of-15 third-down plays when the Cardinals beat Toledo...

"All is not lost. You have lots of football left to play." That was coach Joe Novak's message Sunday to his Northern Illinois players in the wake of Saturday's 34-18...

This one is for many of the marbles. The winner of the Western Illinois-Northern Iowa game has gone to the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs in 13 of the last 18...

The presence of senior kicker Steve Azar should be re-assuring to coach Joe Novak for Saturday's Mid-American Conference showdown at Bowling Green, where the Falcons are three-point favorites. Azar is...

Illinois State (3-5, 0-3 Gateway Conference) is the homecoming guest for Youngstown State (5-3, 3-1) Saturday. . . . The Redbirds seek to rebound from a 27-24 loss they suffered...