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Two of last Saturday’s visitors, Jameer Miles and Geo McKnight, already have plans to return to Notre Dame for another game-day visit.  The pair of

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St. Charles East junior offensive tackle recruit  Liam Barrett (6-foot-7, 255 pounds) and the Saints (3-2) are off to a good start so far this

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EVANSTON-When center Jackson Carsello took a knee to the head in the season opener against South Dakota State on Sept. 5, the medical staff followed

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Carsello moves past injury scare to lead Northwestern's offensive line

EAST LANSING – Michigan State quarterback Alessio Milivojevic views his offense's humbling performance in a 27-10 loss at No. 3 Notre Dame as a

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Michigan State QB Alessio Milivojevic says tough lessons at ND will help him in Big Ten play

Illinois wide receiver Brayden Trimble is building confidence after catching five passes for 57 yards in the Illini’s 48-10 win over Southern

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Illini wide receiver Brayden Trimble learning how good he can be

Rivals has updated its Rivals300 football prospect rankings for the 2028 cycle. This is the fourth update of the cycle and the first since May.

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St. Charles (Ill) North junior tight end recruit Payton Urry  (6-foot-6, 230 pounds) was one of several in state recruiting targets who made the

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TE Urry recaps his Illinois visit

Willowbrook junior interior offensive linemen recruit Liam Pagan (6-foot-4, 300 pounds) was able to make a game day visit on Saturday to the

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Here are today’s Lucky Charms, a Monday-through-Thursday insider notes article on Notre Dame football recruiting.  *** Chicago Brother Rice's

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EDGYTIM.com publisher Tim OHalloran breaks down his 2026 State Wide Week 6 Class 8A Top 10 poll. I use IHSA Football guru's Steve Soucie Preseason

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Northbrook (Ill) Glenbrook North junior three star ranked offensive tackle recruit Florians Naglins  (6-foot-8, 305 pounds) has continued to draw

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2028 OT Naglins adds an Indiana offer

Michigan State and offensive line coach Nick Tabacca continue to set their recruiting board for the class of 2028, most recently offering Aurora

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Michigan State set to host recently offered four-star OT Kajus Muralis

Northwestern posted an impressive 41-7 win over Colorado at home. This was the final home game before the Wildcats open the new Ryan Field on

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Recruits, commits say "wow" to Northwestern win over Colorado

SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Michigan State quarterback Alessio Milivojevic knows he will need to be better going forward if Michigan State is going to be

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