UW holds a nine-game winning streak over the Illini as it heads to Champaign this weekend.
Jonathan Taylor hinted during during an appearance on The Rich Eisen Show that this season may be his last with the University of Wisconsin football team.
Texas A&M punter and kickoff specialist Braden Mann made the Associated Press’ midseason All-America first team for the second straight season.
From linebacker to tight end in three days, UNI's Brock Hadachek is helping the Northern Iowa football team any way he can.
Brandon Reilly and De'Mornay Pierson-El, formerly teammates at Nebraska, will try to put a charge into the St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL.
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Texas A&M’s athletic programs posted their second-highest NCAA Graduation Success Rate at 82% in the period covered over the report released Wednesday.
Former Montana State linebacker Alex Singleton was promoted to the Philadelphia Eagles active roster from the practice squad, which was announced Wednesday.
Seven former Wyoming Cowboys were taken in the inaugural XFL draft, which ran Tuesday and Wednesday.
As the Cowboys prepare to start the second half of their season, they’re hurting again.
The Star talked to USC's freshman quarterback this week as the Trojans appeared for Arizona's visit.
Penn State's ranked showdown with Michigan will be at the center of Saturday morning's "College GameDay" on ESPN.
Four former Missouri football players were drafted on the second day of the XFL Draft.
The Tigers schedule quirk is something they haven't had in 111 years.
AUBURN — Gus Malzahn does his best to keep his team from buying in to both hype and negativity. Auburn didn’t get too high when it was getting patted on the back after demolishing Mississippi State on Sept. 28, the head coach said. It didn’t feel like the sky was falling after it suffered a disappointing loss at Florida a week later.
TUSCALOOSA — You’ll have to excuse Terrell Lewis for being a little voracious, he’s got a lot of making up to do after missing 25 games with injuries over the last two seasons.
IOWA CITY — He may not have Noah Fant’s speed or the magnets T.J. Hockenson has for hands, but Nate Wieting is carving out his own niche for the Iowa football team.
Nebraska will not only take its football team but also its marching band to Ireland in 2021 when the Huskers open the season in Dublin against Illinois, according to a copy of the contract between NU and Irish American Events Limited obtained by the Journal Star.
With its new deal with Missouri eSports, MSI will be the official gaming computer of the Missouri Tigers for the next four years.
BOISE — Looking for ways to keep the energy up at practice as a long, grueling season reached the midway point, Boise State’s offensive coaches came up with an idea prior to last week’s game against Hawaii.
Cats Stats: How is the UA faring halfway through the season? An in-depth look at some of the numbers.
Grant Tagge has always wanted to play football for Nebraska and, earlier this month, he earned the chance.
Student-athletes at Iowa, Iowa State and Illinois are graduating at record rates.
Missouri cross country finishes its regular season Friday at the Nuttycombe Invitational in Madison, Wisconsin.
Sometimes, James Franklin said, he feels he should just have a recorded statement.
Matt McGloin knew for weeks what became official Tuesday: His career in professional football is not over; that the chance he convinced himself would eventually come has finally found him.
A new study ranks the Territorial Cup as the most intense rivalry in sports.
LINCOLN — Bill Moos heard the scoffs in July when he said at Big Ten media days the goal should be for Nebraska to reach six wins.
LINCOLN — There might have been 50 people in the Big Ten meeting. But John Anthony, as he pitched the potential of a league team playing a game in Ireland, only had eyes for Bill Moos, the athletic director who represented the team he wanted most.
LINCOLN — As Nebraska continues its bye week after a 34-7 loss to Minnesota, NU coach Scott Frost issued an open invitation to the program's freshmen to make a move during this week's practices to help the team over its final five games.
IOWA CITY — One of the “moving parts’’ on the Iowa football team’s offensive line is hoping for a little stability.
John Anthony, who represents Irish American Events Limited, said Tuesday that Nebraska football fans set a single-day record for travel-package sales by a large margin for a 2021 contest against Illinois in Dublin, Ireland. In fact, he challenged the Husker faithful to surpass the 28,000 Notre Dame fans who made the trip to Dublin in 2012 for a 50-10 dismantling of Navy.
Asked Tuesday what he considers his biggest current challenge as the Husker play-caller, Frost pointed to a combination akin to sludge buildup in a normally clean-running engine: a notable lack in both explosiveness and consistency.
The Fighting Illini, who play host to No. 6 UW on Saturday, are 0-3 in the Big Ten this season and have won just four of 30 conference games under Smith.
A combination of smart play-calling, accurate throws and strong receiver play sunk MSU's attempts to stop the Badgers' receivers.
Prepare for kick off of the University of Wisconsin's football season on Friday night against the South Florida Bulls with the Wisconsin State Journal's annual Badgers season preview.
Our Wisconsin State Journal team offers a closer look at the athletes that have committed to playing football at the University of Wisconsin beginning in the 2020 season.
Get ready for the University of Wisconsin football season with Jim Polzin's team-by-team breakdown of the Badgers' 2019 schedule.
Review the University of Wisconsin 2019 football season, with players to watch and Big 10 stats comparison. Test your Badgers knowledge with the jersey number quiz!
The Buckeyes didn't play last week and still top of Parker Gabriel's rankings. Meanwhile, the Badgers and Nittany Lions are rolling.
Continuing a run that has him at the center of the MVP conversation, Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson turned in another strong performance Sunday as Seattle edged the Browns 32-28 in Cleveland.
Facing off against older brother Derek Watt, Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt came out on top by helping put away the Los Angeles Chargers on the road with a 24-17 victory.
J.J. Watt didn't fill up the stat sheet Sunday, but the three-time defensive player of the year did enough to get the job done as the Texans held off the Chiefs for a 31-24 victory on the road.
The Browns couldn't pull off the win at home over the surging Seahawks, but linebacker Joe Schobert continued to make an impact as Cleveland fell to Seattle 32-28.
It wasn't enough to help the winless Bengals pick up their first victory of the season, but a week after leaving the game following a hard hit, wide receiver Alex Erickson turned in one of his strongest performances of the season as Cincinnati fell to the Ravens 23-17 in Baltimore.
As the Patriots continue their winning ways, New England running back James White continues to be a far greater threat catching the ball than rushing it.