Duke 30, Northwestern 23

The Blue Devils' defense forced Northwestern into punt or a turnover on its first seven drives.

Petrino’s late field goal lifts Maryland over Illinois 20-17

Joseph Petrino kicked a 32-yard field goal as time expired to lift Maryland over Illinois 20-17 on Friday night.

Reeling Illini bracing for conference bout against Maryland

After a season-opening win against Big Ten foe Nebraska, Illinois has lost two straight at the hands of UTSA and Virginia and is looking for a something to help right the ship.

Western Michigan Broncos beat Illinois State Redbirds 28-0

The Broncos were driving, up 28-0 with 5:30 left in the game when the stadium lights went out, causing a brief delay.

Virginia Cavaliers beat Fighting Illini 42-14

Wide receiver Deuce Spann caught a 33-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter for the Illini, and running back Chase Brown capped the opening drive of the second half with a 21-yard scoring run.

Northwestern Wildcats beat Indiana State 24-6

Evan Hull led the way for a Wildcats rushing unit that surpassed last week's 117 total yards against Michigan State at the half and finished with 209.

Northern Illinois beats Georgia Tech 22-21

Rocky Lombardi's 2-point pass to Tyrice Richie with 38 seconds remaining lifted Northern Illinois to a stunning 22-21 upset win over Georgia Tech.

Northwestern seeks payback against Michigan State in opener

All-American safety Brandon Joseph remembers what happened when Northwestern visited Michigan State last year.

Illinois beats Nebraska in first game in front of packed stands since 2019

Illinois starting quarterback Brandon Peters left the game holding his left (non-throwing) shoulder after being sacked hard near the end of the first quarter and was replaced by Artur Sitkowski.

Loyola Chicago basketball pioneer Jerry Harkness dies at 81

Jerry Harkness, who led Loyola Chicago to a barrier-breaking national basketball championship and a was civil rights pioneer, has died. He was 81.

ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12 form alliance for scheduling, policy

The Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten and Pac-12 are forming an alliance to work together on the future of college athletics and scheduling.

Big Ten teams forfeit if unable to play because of COVID-19

The Big Ten is the latest Power Five conference to announce that a team must forfeit if it doesn’t have enough players available for a league game because of COVID-19.

Illini turn to Bret Bielema to keep building in Big Ten

With a new coaching staff and a host of new players, Illinois enters the season as a bit of a mystery in the Big Ten Conference.