Category: Sports

From QB to CFP, my Illini predictions

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Jan. 3—CHAMPAIGN — Two years, 19 wins. Illinois football at the moment is in its happiest place ever. But not quite where it someday hopes to go: specifically, the College Football Playoff. Less than three hours from Champaign-Urbana, the folks in Bloomington are celebrating the most remarkable rise in college football history. Indiana is two wins away from its first football national title. …

Penn State hires new linebackers coach, keeps Dan Connor, reports say

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Penn State has hired Cincinnati defensive coordinator Tyson Veidt as its new linebackers coach, according to Bearcat Journal, which is part of 247Sports. According to Lions247, former Nittany Lions All-American Dan Connor will remain on the staff as assistant linebackers coach, a position he held in 2024. Connor was promoted to linebackers coach for the 2025 season. Veidt has worked as …