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CFB: Week 9 Big Ten Notebook
Illinois quarterback Juice Williams' senior season should have gone much smoother than it has up to this point, but this past weekend, Williams got the Illini their first Big Ten win.
[FULL STORY]CFB: Week 9 National Notebook
Mitch Light's national notebook takes a broad look around the nation with teams of the week, under the radar wins and other college football notes.
[FULL STORY]CFB: Week 8 Big Ten Notebook
The race for the 2009 Heisman will conclude in just more than a month, but no Big Ten player has been part of the discussion, even though the conference is home to some very recognizable names.
[FULL STORY]Week 8 in Review
Athlon takes a look at the five most important things to take away from Week 8, key injuries and what key games are on the schedule for Week 9.
[FULL STORY]CFB: Week 8 Preview
As you settle in for another weekend of college football, Michael Bradley takes you around the country with players, storylines and games to watch.
[FULL STORY]CFB: Week 7 Big Ten notebook
No one is paying attention to Iowa, but the Hawkeyes are 7-0 with a very manageable slate ahead of them. Time to start believing.
[FULL STORY]CFB: Week 6 Big Ten notebook
Mid-season conference awards are a treat. They’re also predictable. Most fans are well aware of who the top quarterback and freshman are to this point. Instead, this week we offer a few alternative mid-season Big Ten awards.
[FULL STORY]CFB: Week 5 Big Ten notebook
Another year, another fast start for Wisconsin. Could it be a rebound for the perennial Top 25 contender, or déjà vu for fans who’ve learned to get their hopes high in September, only to see them crushed in the months of October and November?
[FULL STORY]Week 5 in Review
Athlon takes a look at the five most important things to take away from Week 5, key injuries and what key games are on the schedule for Week 6.
[FULL STORY]CFB: Week 4 Big Ten notebook
No one expected Illinois to beat Ohio State last week, but Illinois was expected to compete at least in 2009. Yes, one could say that the season has barely started, but nothing in Champaign suggests the Illini can pull off the kind of reversal they’ll need to save face.
[FULL STORY]CFB: Week 4 national notebook
South Florida, Iowa and Oregon earned team of the week recognition while Ole Miss, Illinois and Washington were far from it. Find these and other notes in this edition of the national notebook.
[FULL STORY]CFB: Week 3 Big Ten notebook
Both Indiana and Michigan enter the week undefeated, but when they face each other Saturday, history suggests the matchup won't be as close as the records might indicate.
[FULL STORY]CFB: Week 2 Big Ten notebook
Minnesota played and won its first game in TCF Bank Stadium last Saturday as the school celebrated the return of football to its campus. Around the rest of the league, it was a high and low type of weekend.
[FULL STORY]CFB: Week 1 Big Ten notebook
Not so fast Big Ten backers. Before you get excited over the conference’s opening weekend 10-1 record, take a closer look at the results and what they may suggest about the season ahead.
[FULL STORY]CFB: Preseason bowl projections
Here at Athlon Sports, we pride ourselves on our predictions, and this year, we’re nudging the prognostication bar even higher, by projecting the matchups for all 34 bowl games.
[FULL STORY]CFB: Five Burning Questions Week 1
Five burning questions returns for another season as Athlon's editors debate key players in the Boise State-Oregon game, which sophomore quarterback will have a better season and more.
[FULL STORY]CFB: Top 10 non-conference games of 2009
The pigskin will be flying once again this weekend and to prepare you for the opening few weeks, we list our top 10 non-conference games of the year.
[FULL STORY]2009 Best Units: Quarterbacks
They’re the teams within the team — those cohesive little units bound together by their shared responsibilities within the larger team context. Today, we look at the best quarterback units in the country.
[FULL STORY]News From Around the Web
Big Week for the Big Ten
(illinois.rivals.com)It's very early in the season, but not in the non-conference portion of the schedule. Big Ten teams have won enough game...
[FULL STORY]Meet Bobo Drummond
(illinois.rivals.com)It's crazy to see the way recruiting has changed, but the plethora of offers to young and talented players isn't somethi...
[FULL STORY]Defender to Illinois
(illinois.rivals.com)Ron Zook's Fighting Illini are looking for athletes to help on defense this recruiting class and got one on Wednesday wh...
[FULL STORY]Video: Chandler Whitmer runs the offense
(illinois.rivals.com)Ron Zook's Fighting Illini were the first program to offer Downers Grove (Ill.) South quarterback Chandler Whitmer a sch...
[FULL STORY]Still on the board
(illinois.rivals.com)Ron Zook and his Fighting Illini football staff are hard at work trying to finish off what should be another top ranked ...
[FULL STORY]Randle continues to impress
(illinois.rivals.com)Rock Island (Ill.) 2011 point guard Chasson Randle was one of the top performers at Saturday High School Shootout at the...
[FULL STORY]Ten with Sturdy
(illinois.rivals.com)Bruce Weber's Fighting Illini hoops teams is off to a 9-1 start. Orange&Blue News hoops reporter Brad Sturdy weighs...
[FULL STORY]Lattimore talks commitment
(illinois.rivals.com)6-foot-3, 215-pound Tampa (Fla.) Gaither tight end Justin Lattimore went ahead with what was beginning to look like the ...
[FULL STORY]The review is in
(illinois.rivals.com)Prep stars like future Illini big man Meyers Leonard were in Champaigh on Saturday for the 3rd annual Illinois High Scho...
[FULL STORY]Benn named MVP
(illinois.rivals.com)The Fighting Illini football team, families and friends gathered to honor 17 seniors and the season's award winners at t...
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Game Day, Part II
This afternoon, Julio Jones was at the center of all the action in Alabama’s win over LSU, earning the SEC West title and a spot opposite Florida in the SEC championship game.
Game Day, Part I
So far today, Iowa lost quarterback Ricky Stanzi to injury en route to losing for the first time all season in an upset against Northwestern, while Texas showed off arguably the best QB-WR duo in the nation.
CFB: Week 10 Preview
As you settle in for another weekend of college football, Michael Bradley takes you around the country with players, storylines and games to watch.




