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Werner: Five takeaways from Illini football’s 52-3 win over Western Illinois  247Sports #12 Illinois Opens 2025 Season Against Western Illinois  University of Illinois Athletics Illini take care of business in season opener, cruise past Western Illinois  WCIA.com PFF grades & snap counts: Illini vs. Western Illinois  247Sports Tate | An Illini football sleeping giant is awake  The News-Gazette Source link

Aug 30, 2025, 11:00 AM ET After an entertaining Week 0 appetizer and a smattering of games Thursday and Friday, it’s time for Week 1 of the college football season to finally kick off. And the game to start off the first full Saturday of the season couldn’t be much better. Editor’s Picks 1 Related It’s the Texas Longhorns vs. …

Mizzou opened its season in style with a 61-6 win over the Central Arkansas Bears. Here are your takeaways! Mizzou entered Thursday night with a, “quarterback battle,” at least in name. By a combination of circumstances, it’ll enter Friday morning with a nailed-on starting QB. We should start with the positive, and it was just about all positive for Beau …

In a season-opening clash that doubled as a test for both programs, Nebraska and Cincinnati delivered a defensive chess match at Arrowhead Stadium. For the Huskers, it was an opportunity to showcase Matt Rhule’s third-year defensive identity, featuring aggressive fronts, versatile safeties, and improved pursuit angles. Cincinnati countered with tempo, misdirection, and a quarterback who tested Nebraska’s eye discipline and …

Sabrina Carpenter tried to warn you. “The album is not for any pearl clutchers,” the “Espresso” pop goddess told Gayle King, before dropping her new album, the hotly awaited Man’s Best Friend. And she wasn’t kidding about that. Sabrina has returned with her most libidinally charged, riotously funny album — not to mention her best. All over Man’s Best Friend, …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Nebraska team unveiling in Year 3 under coach Matt Rhule, though rough around the edges, finished as a success Thursday night. The Huskers beat Cincinnati 20-17 in a pseudo-home game at Arrowhead Stadium, turning away the Bearcats’ attempt at a drive to win or force overtime in the final seconds. More than 60,000 Nebraska fans …

After years toiling in the post-Disney-star pop ecosystem, Sabrina Carpenter finally broke through last year with Short n’ Sweet, her sixth album, which rode to pop ubiquity (and strong Grammys recognition) off the back of “Espresso,” “Please Please Please” and “Taste” its three catchy, sharply written megahit singles. Since then, she’s staged a gigantic global arena tour and, somehow, found …

Five major takeaways from Panthers GM: Why Carolina traded Thielen, cut Renfrow  Charlotte Observer Panthers trade Adam Thielen to Vikings as veteran WR returns to Minnesota  NFL.com Adam Thielen & Carson Wentz Enjoy Homecoming Vibes with Vikings  Minnesota Vikings Seven takeaways from general manager Dan Morgan  Panthers.com Adam Thielen: Bryce Young is a great man, great leader, and great QB  NBC Sports Source link

Getting Taylor Moton deal done was key to future Extending right tackle Taylor Moton‘s contract last week was significant for a number of reasons, including the fact that four of their five starters on the line will be together through the 20207 season. That keeps them from having to find a starter at Moton’s level next year, but Morgan emphasized …

7. Head coach Dan Campbell wasn’t shy recently in stating that this was the best roster he’s had since taking over in 2021. It was a sentiment shared by both Holmes and Agnew on Thursday. Agnew knows what a Super Bowl winning roster looks like and said the similarities between the 1999 Rams team he won with and this 2025 …