Here are some parting thoughts as the 2024 college football season officially came to a close for the major programs around Illinois.

One college football head coach who has garnered some interest from NFL teams is Northern Illinois' Thomas Hammock, per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network . Rapoport mentions that Hammock is drawing interest as a run-game coordinator or a running backs coach, and that "at least" three teams have inquired.

Notre Dame football was rolling after a win at Texas A&M, a game many thought would slingshot the Irish to an undefeated season. Then NIU happened.

National Signing Day will fulfill dreams of hundreds of aspiring football players across the nation as they put pen to paper and officially sign scholarship pledges to college football programs. A large portion of the class of 2025 have either already signed,

The Buckeyes are No. 1 after their national championship win, but which team is between them and runner-up Notre Dame?

Just as exciting as seeing his alma mater in the NCAA title game is the fact that this is the first year the College Football Playoff expanded from a four-team postseason to 12 teams in 2024-25.

No. 8 Ohio State will play No. 7 Notre Dame in the championship of the College Football Playoff. Here are predictions for the matchup.

Mike's NCAA college football power rankings for the top 25 NCAA college football teams after the 2024 bowl games.

Notre Dame players were angry after their loss to Ohio State in the title game. But there was motivation after its College Football Playoff run.

Preview the Toledo Rockets' matchup with Northern Illinois Huskies, including live stream, TV channel, odds, and game information.

He did play a little with the Joliet Ravens youth football program as an eighth-grader. But Alexander didn’t really take the sport seriously until an encounter with Lincoln-Way East coach Rob Zvonar. We are so glad you stay informed with the Chicago Sun-Times!

Northern Illinois visits the Toledo Rockets after Quentin Jones scored 25 points in the Huskies' 80-70 loss to the Akron Zips.