‘Elite’ Bryant McIntosh scores 28 in Northwestern’s win over Wisconsin
Northwestern coach Chris Collins tried to ignore the talk. But it clearly got under his skin. "There's a lot of chatter that we're a one-trick pony," he said, "that if...
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Clemson is No. 1 in Tribune’s pre-preseason top 10 for 2016
1. Clemson: The 2016 Tigers will have it all — the nation's best quarterback in Deshaun Watson, as many as 17 starters returning and the motivation of a stinging loss...
2016 college football season could be the most anticipated ever
The cocktails were watered down. The bread was stale. The appetizers were cold. But the steak — man, was it cooked perfectly. And it left me wanting more. Two odorous...
Revitalized agent Leigh Steinberg on Bears, ‘Jerry Maguire,’ latest catch
He never actually uttered, "Show me the money!"That's about the only facet of the Leigh Steinberg legend that isn't true. At his peak he represented 21 NFL quarterbacks, half of...
USC looked unbeatable 10 years ago — and lost; Alabama could be next
Mack Brown doesn't think it can happen. He knows it can. Ten years ago his Texas team took on college football's gold standard in the national title game. USC was...
Former Northwestern coach Bill Foster remembered for kindness good humor
A small wooden plaque rested against a wall in Bill Foster's office at Northwestern. It read: "Good things cometh to him who waiteth if he worketh like heck while he...
Bill Foster remembered for kindness, humor
A small wooden plaque rested against a wall in Bill Foster's office at Northwestern. It read: "Good things cometh to him who waiteth if he worketh like heck while he...
Louisville’s Rick Pitino is living in an alternate reality
So this is what it looks like when a coach loses his mind. He transitions from drunk on power — blowing off postgame interviews after a loss to his team's...
Notre Dame’s Brian Kelly to the New York Giants? Would make perfect sense
The fit is perfect. Or "totally logical," as one of his friends put it. Brian Kelly to the New York Giants makes more sense than earmuffs on a cold day,...
Big Ten bowl games: Lessons we learned and questions that loom
Here's what we can absolutely, positively, definitively declare about Big Ten football after its 5-5 performance in bowl games: If you play a clearly superior team, you might get exposed...