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Illinois’ Bret Bielema showing off his Citrus Bowl ring. Illini are moving up in the world.

Read all about it: chicago.suntimes.com/college-sports…

Illinois to the College Football Playoff? No, it's not too soon to talk about it. From Las Vegas: chicago.suntimes.com/college-sports…

Illinois to the College Football Playoff? No, it's not too soon to talk about it. Column by Steve Greenberg trib.al/JBt91a7

Northwestern's Jack Lausch has left the football team in order to focus on baseball. David Braun says SMU transfer Preston Stone will be QB1.

"I couldn’t even tell you where Illinois was on a map a couple of years ago, and now it’s my home and I love it.” Transfer QB Preston Stone, Northwestern's new starter and the key to its season, has one last 'roller coaster' ride in him: chicago.suntimes.com/college-sports…

Big Ten, SEC just can't agree on best College Football Playoff path chicago.suntimes.com/college-sports…

The Sun-Times Sports cover, featuring Preston Stone, Northwestern's new QB1, who has one last "roller coaster" ride in him, by Steve Greenberg. trib.al/ubkH8Ok

“Swooning Ohio State media” 😆

Today, Chicago Tribune laid off five guild staff members in a roughly 10% cut to our newsroom. These layoffs underscore a sad but unsurprising failure of leadership by Alden Global Capital, our hedge fund owner, and local management.

UCLA coach Deshaun Foster's Big Ten media days press conference is up next. We'll see if he can exceed last year's performance, when he dropped this truth bomb: "I'm sure you guys don't know too much about UCLA, but we're in L.A. It's us and USC."

USC HC Lincoln Riley on Notre Dame rivalry: “When Bob Stoops first called me and offered me the OC job at Oklahoma … my very first thought was I get to coach in Texas. When I decided to take the USC job, my first thought was I get to coach USC-Notre Dame. … All these rivalries

BTN’s Jake Butt, former Michigan TE, on Colston Loveland. “The first time I saw him at practice, I was like, “Who the [bleep] is that?” Says Loveland is “different” and predicts he’ll catch 80 balls a year for the next 10 years. Bears should be so lucky.

It’s time for this week’s “Polling Place.” Let us hear from you! Selected comments will appear in Sunday's paper. Poll No. 1: Over the years, where have Cubs vs. White Sox games been more fun to attend?

Poll No. 2: What’s your preferred Chicago baseball setting?

Poll No. 3: How many articles of Cubs and/or Sox clothing, hats included, do you own?

The CFP, really? The Altmyer Effect? A Bielema edge? Here's what coaches, players and analysts around the Big Ten are saying about Illinois football: chicago.suntimes.com/college-sports…

"He'll own the world someday." Bears' Colston Loveland, Ruben Hyppolite, Kyle Monangai described by Big Ten teammates, coaches chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2025/07/…

Now that the White Sox are the best team in the city again, is there still time for the Cubs to become deadline sellers?

Really dangerous spot for Imanaga to have to go right back out there after 1-2-3.