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Tight end Luke Ford, the state’s top recruit in 2018, transferring to Illinois from Georgia

May 31, 2019 at 4:37 p.m.

Tight end Luke Ford, the top-rated recruit in Illinois in the Class of 2018 at downstate Carterville, is transferring to Illinois after one season at Georgia, he announced Friday. The...

Notre Dame defensive lineman Jerry Tillery rushes the passer against Florida State.

Notre Dame vs. Clemson: 10 players you should know about before Saturday’s Cotton Bowl

May 31, 2019 at 4:35 p.m.

If you’ve been following college football all season, you’re probably familiar with names such as Julian Love and Christian Wilkins, Dexter Williams and Trevor Lawrence. For those just catching up...

Northern Illinois running back Tre Harbison is just 15 yards short of the 1,000-yard mark for the season.

5 things to watch for in Northern Illinois’ Boca Raton Bowl matchup tonight vs. UAB

May 31, 2019 at 4:33 p.m.

Only three of the 39 FBS bowl games this postseason feature two conference champions squaring off. One is the Orange Bowl, which has SEC champ Alabama taking on Big 12...

The Tribune’s Heisman Trophy voters share who topped their ballots — and why

May 31, 2019 at 4:40 p.m.

How baiduhai staff members voted for the 2018 Heisman Trophy: Teddy Greenstein College football reporter I went into championship weekend with this thought: May the best quarterback win. Like...

College football Week 13 wrap-up: Playoff scenarios, rivalry-week high jinks and the game that wouldn’t end

May 31, 2019 at 4:39 p.m.

For those who have been missing the drama in a relatively by-the-book college football season, rivalry week finally delivered. No, we didn’t get the chaos an upset of Alabama, Clemson...

UCF quarterback McKenzie Milton celebrates with center Jordan Johnson after a 3-yard touchdown run Saturday night against Cincinnati.

College football Week 12 wrap-up: Is it time to take UCF seriously as a playoff contender? Plus, Ian Book’s Heisman case

May 31, 2019 at 4:38 p.m.

In yet another week in which the status was mostly quo — the top eight teams in the College Football Playoff rankings won by an average of 48-19 — we...

5 things to know about the Northern Illinois Huskies, who are headed back to the MAC championship game

May 31, 2019 at 4:39 p.m.

Northern Illinois has been so dominant this decade in the Mid-American Conference’s West Division, the Huskies’ two-year absence from the MAC championship game qualifies as a major drought. Reign is...

USC's second-half collapse Saturday night against Cal might turn up the heat on coach Clay Helton.

College football Week 11 wrap-up: Breaking down the division races, and who’s next on the coaching hot seat?

May 31, 2019 at 4:37 p.m.

In another quiet week at the top of the rankings — all nine College Football Playoff hopefuls survived, with only Oklahoma getting a serious scare — oddities abounded elsewhere around...

Tua Tagovailoa got to show off his running ability on this 44-yard touchdown against LSU.

College football Week 10 wrap-up: Is there any way Alabama misses the playoff? There might be only 1 scenario

May 31, 2019 at 4:33 p.m.

ESPN hyped the slate of Week 10 games as “Statement Saturday,” but aside from clarifying the SEC picture with a pair of de facto division championships, we didn’t learn much...

Gardner Minshew turned down Alabama to transfer to Washington State. Now he has the Cougars in the Pac-12 North driver's seat.

College football Week 9 wrap-up: A look at the 11 playoff hopefuls ahead of the first rankings release

May 31, 2019 at 4:41 p.m.

A day away from the first College Football Playoff rankings, we’re down to four unbeatens — Alabama, Clemson, Notre Dame and Central Florida — after Houston crushed South Florida on...

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