After the first shake-up of the college football season, the Southeastern Conference grabbed six of the top seven spots in the AP Top 25 — a first in the 88-year history of the rankings — and Notre Dame tumbled all the way to No. 18 on Sunday after being stunned at home. Georgia received ...
Champaign, Ill. — In the week leading up to Kansas’ loss to Illinois, new KU offensive coordinator Jeff Grimes was asked if he thought it might be an advantage that the Illini hadn’t really seen much of how he planned to operate the Jayhawks’ offense. “I hope so,” he ...
Champaign, Ill. — Whatever Illinois defensive coordinator Aaron Henry learned by watching last year’s game against Kansas more than 100 times, he clearly imparted it to his defensive backs. Xavier Scott intercepted KU quarterback Jalon Daniels twice in the first half, including once for a ...
Champaign, Ill. — While Kansas guard Michael Ford Jr. was interested in the University of Illinois growing up, when it came time for his recruitment, he was “a MAC guy.” Ford, a native of Homewood, Illinois, in the Chicago suburbs, didn’t garner significant power-conference interest ...
Haskell Indian Nations University volleyball player Alaina Dugi was named the Continental Athletic Conference’s Defender of the Week for her performance during the last week of August. Dugi, a freshman from Tuba City, Arizona, had 98 digs across four matches, including 30 in a 3-2 loss to ...
Free State football kicker and boys soccer goalie finishes first week of the season with three wins It’s been a busy week for Free State senior Yusef Iskandrani. The Free State boys soccer goalie helped his team start 2-0 with a 2-0 shutout home win over De Soto on Tuesday and another 2-0 ...
