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.

Ahead of the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish received a message from the one team they couldn't defeat this season -- the Northern Illinois ...

Either Ohio State or Notre Dame will not just be a worthy champion, but one that deserves recognition for surviving a gauntlet of four playoff games.

283.7 4 Northern Illinois 284.9 5 Minnesota 285.7 6 Tennessee (7) 293.2 7 Penn State (5) 294.8 8 Army (19) 297.9 9 Ohio 303.9 Keep up with the 2024-25 college football season on FOX, FS1 and the ...

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

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

Sure, the win at Kansas is really the only marquee victory Houston has so far this season, but a 13-game winning streak with 11 double-digit wins over that stretch earns Kelvin Sampson's team a place in the top tier of the sport.

Ethan Hampton has something to brag about to his new Illinois teammates after the former Northern Illinois quarterback led the Huskies to one of the most impressive wins of the 2024 season with NIU stunning eventual national runner-up Notre Dame with a 16-14 victory against the Irish last September in South Bend,

Ohio State defensive quality control coach Joe Lyberger has been on paid administrative leave for the last month.

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