Bob Asmussen is a college football reporter and columnist for The News-Gazette. He can be reached at 217-393-8248 or asmussen@news-gazette.com. If college football had a commissioner — it desperately ...

Saint Francis University football announced its 2025 schedule in conjunction with the Northeast Conference (NEC) on Feb. 18. The schedule features 11 games with seven conference opponents and ...

Thompson knew Illinois would be the right fit for his new football home after a conversation with coach Bret Bielema ...

Illinois head coach Bret Bielema, center, celebrates with defensive backs Tyler Strain (20) and Matthew Bailey (7) after ...

It's early, but Illinois' class ranks No. 6 nationally and includes two blue-chippers among the eight commitments.

The St. Francis University football team announced its 2025 schedule in conjunction with the Northeast Conference Tuesday. The schedule features 11 games with seven conference opponents and four ...

After 26 years at Eastern Illinois University, Ryan Hendrickson, current Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, ...

For Francis, football is above all a geography, both local and emotional. It’s the neighborhood where he grew up, where the “pata dura” (a term meaning someone with two left feet ...

The Penn State wrestling team dominated host Illinois 29-9 Sunday to wrap up the Big Ten portion of its dual schedule ...

Saint Francis de Sales Oratory (St. Louis, Missouri) — St. Francis de Sales mosaic. (Photo by Nheyob / CC BY-SA 4.0) Francis de Sales was born August 21, 1567, into a noble Savoyard family.

St. Francis junior Zachary Washington got a special opportunity when Michigan State offered him. He got a chance to play with ...

Florida State’s legendary head coach Mike Martin became the first-ever college baseball head coach to break the 2,000-win mark. Martin's winnings did not stop that day on March 9, 2019, though. He ...