Northwestern wipes out 17-point deficit to beat Iowa 21-20

Jesse Brown scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 2-yard run in the third quarter, and Northwestern erased an early 17-point deficit to beat Iowa 21-20 on Saturday.

Purdue beats quarterback-depleted Illinois 31-24

Aiden O’Connell passed for two touchdowns and Purdue hung on to beat a COVID-19-decimated Illinois team that was down to its fourth-string quarterback, 31-24.

Two Notre Dame students killed in car crash

Two University of Notre Dame freshmen were killed when a car smashed into pedestrians early Saturday morning. A sophomore is hospitalized. The cause of the crash is under investigation.

Illinois seeking to surprise No. 14 Wisconsin one more time

Illinois believes its upset of Wisconsin last year showed how far the program has come. The oddsmakers are reminding the Illini how far they still have to go.

Former FSU coach Bobby Bowden says he wanted to beat COVID-19 so he could vote for Trump

“I've had a chance to get a lot of wins in my life, but I really wanted to win this one because I wanted to be around to vote for President Trump,” former FSU Coach Bobby Bowden said following his battle with COVID-19.

Miller, Whillock among 4 Northwestern players opting out of shortened season

Defensive end Samdup Miller, safety Travis Whillock, quarterback Aidan Smith and tight end Jason Whittaker have opted out of Northwestern’s pandemic-shortened season, the school announced Friday.

Coming off bowl season, Illini eye bigger goals in Big Ten

Illinois appears poised to make a statement in the Big Ten. And coach Lovie Smith sees no reason why his team can’t.

Notre Dame-Wake Forest postponed after Irish positive tests

Notre Dame’s game at Wake Forest on Saturday has been postponed after positive COVID-19 tests landed 13 Fighting Irish players in isolation and another 10 in quarantine.

Amid pressure, Big Ten presidents to discuss starting football

If things move quickly, the Big Ten could start a season in about a month, but for now there is no timetable for a vote to move forward.

Trump calls on Big Ten Conference to play fall football

The Big Ten Conference, already in court and under pressure from players and parents over its decision to cancel fall football, is now hearing from President Donald Trump.

Protests at Whitney Young, UIC focus on relationship between students and police

Two protests Saturday focused on the relationship between schools, students and armed police officers. One was held at the University of Illinois-Chicago. The other was held at Whitney Young Magnet High School. There, speakers talked about the inequalities they've experienced at CPS.

Big Ten parents at protest want details on no-play decision

Parents of Big Ten football players, upset over the process that led to the postponement of the fall season, held a protest near the conference’s Chicago-area headquarters Friday while an attorney in Nebraska demanded Commissioner Kevin Warren turn over material illustrating how the decision was made.