Farmington senior quarterback Lane Wheelwright highlights the 20 Peoria-area high school football players expected to participate in the 2025 Illinois Coaches Association Shrine All-Star Game. The 2024 Journal Star football player of the year is set to participate in the 51st event scheduled for Saturday, June 21, 2025 at Illinois Wesleyan in Bloomington. Journal Star all-area football team: The 22 …

North Carolina coach Bill Belichick has said of his new job, “I didn’t come here to leave.” His contract, however, makes it very easy to leave. After June 1, 2025, the buyout plummets from $10 million to $1 million. As noted on Sunday, that term wasn’t randomly generated. It was specifically negotiated. To his credit, Jim Gray went there in …

BLOOMINGTON — IU football hasn’t faced a true dual-threat quarterback this season. That will change for the Hoosiers (11-1) in the first round of the College Football Playoff against Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard. The Duke transfer was one of only six Power Four quarterbacks this season with at least 1,900 passing yards and 650 rushing yards. “He’s an excellent …

Geno Smith underwent imaging on his injured knee Monday, and it appears the Seahawks quarterback escaped serious injury. The MRI showed no structural damage and no fractures. “We’re fortunate. A lot of positive, optimistic signs coming out of the tests,” head coach Mike Macdonald said Monday, via Brady Henderson of ESPN. “Geno’s a beast, man. He’s in here working out …

Shea Ruddy knew when he got to college he would be moved from quarterback to receiver. What he didn’t know was the impact he would make on the Hillsdale College football team. “He is hands down the most dynamic player in the G-MAC,” said Hillsdale College head coach Nate Schreffler. “He’s a home run threat every time he touches the ball. Opposing …

That just might do it. The Bears had a chance to cut the Vikings’ lead to 13-7 on D’Andre Swift’s 1-yard touchdown run midway through the third quarter. But offensive lineman Doug Kramer, playing fullback, failed to report as eligible, wiping out the touchdown. Swift got the Bears back to the 1, where offensive lineman Kiran Amegadjie had a holding …

Dec. 16—From staff reports Two days after losing head coach Jason Eck to New Mexico, two more Idaho football players have jumped in the transfer portal. Receiver Mark Hamper, a freshman who caught 49 passes for 961 yards and six touchdowns, and Eck’s son Jaxton, a sophomore linebacker, each announced on social media their intentions to move on from Moscow. …

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold completed 24 of 40 passes for 231 yards [Getty Images] The Minnesota Vikings claimed a seventh straight NFL victory with a 30-12 win over the Chicago Bears in Minneapolis. Minnesota, who had already booked their place in the play-offs after the Seattle Seahawks lost to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, are now 12-2 and …

According to multiple reports, New Mexico State offensive line coach, run game coordinator and interim play-caller Andrew Mitchell has been hired as a co-offensive line coach at Oklahoma State. It was first reported by 247Sports and later by ESPN’s Pete Thamel. At the time of writing, OSU has yet to release a formal statement confirming Mitchell’s hiring. Per a source, …

The Vikings won their seventh consecutive game, pulling away from the Bears to win 30-12. Minnesota moved to 12-2, tying Detroit and Philadelphia for the best record in the conference, while Chicago fell to 4-10 with an eighth consecutive loss. The Vikings led 13-0 at halftime but pulled away with 1-yard touchdown runs by Aaron Jones and Cam Akers in …

Dec. 16—Cougar Collective, by all accounts you did amazing work putting together a roughly million-dollar package to keep Washington State’s star quarterback. It didn’t work. It’s time to try something else. WSU used to call itself “Quarterback U” because of all the signal -callers who came through Pullman before getting drafted by the NFL. The moniker still fits, the pitch …

A win is a win in the NFL — certainly one that snaps a four-game losing streak. Just don’t expect Atlanta to clip this one for the highlight reel. The Falcons limped past a two-win Las Vegas Raiders team that was starting its third quarterback of the season for a 15-9 win Monday night. They failed to put the Raiders …

Ohio State, the No. 8 seed in the first 12-team College Football Playoff, will face No. 9 Tennessee at 8 p.m. Jan. 21. It is one of four first-round games, but the only on on that day played in prime time, an indication that the networks are expecting high viewership. Who’s calling Ohio State vs. Tennessee? ESPN’s lead college football …

The Falcons special teams and defense allowed the team to leave Las Vegas as winners. Atlanta tipped a punt, blocked a punt, blocked an extra point, recorded a safety, had four sacks and forced three turnovers in a 15-9 win over the Raiders. The Falcons ended a four-game losing streak, moving to 7-7 while remaining on the Bucs’ heels in …

Dec 2, 2023; Atlanta, GA, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide defensive lineman Jaheim Oatis (91) sacks Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Carson Beck (15) for a loss but was called for a face mask penalty at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Alabama defeated Georgia 27-24 to claim the SEC Championship. Mandatory Credit: Gary Cosby Jr.-USA TODAY Sports Head coach Deion Sanders promised the Colorado Buffaloes would …