Dallas, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs look to take down a power five conference team when they take on the Big Ten’s Illinois Fighting Illini in the Heart of Dallas Bowl, which will be held at the Cotton Bowl on Dec. 26. The Bulldogs finished as the top team in Conference-USA’s West Division […]

University Park, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – While disappointed that they can’t defend their Big Ten Conference championship, the 10th-ranked Michigan State Spartans will try to put an exclamation point on the regular season when they visit the Penn State Nittany Lions on Saturday afternoon. Michigan State enters this final fray with a 9-2 overall mark, which […]

Columbus, OH (SportsNetwork.com) – The 13th-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes go in search of their sixth consecutive victory when they entertain the Illinois Fighting Illini in Big Ten Conference action on Saturday night. Illinois picked up its first conference win and pulled even on the season at 4-4 after knocking off visiting Minnesota last week, 28-24. […]

Lincoln, NE (SportsNetwork.com) – Big Ten Conference action gets underway for a pair of teams on Saturday night, as the surprising Illinois Fighting Illini hit the road to challenge the 21st-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers. Illinois, which won a total of four games all of last season, is on the verge of matching that win total as […]

The team got off to a promising 3-1 start, which included wins over Cincinnati (45-17) and Miami-Ohio (50-14) sandwiched around a 10-point loss to Washington. Illinois went on the road for the first time on Oct. 5 and was dealt a 39-19 loss by Nebraska, which started a six-game slide that ultimately sunk the season. […]

Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Almost every prognosticator has Ohio State or Michigan State winning the Big Ten Conference championship. However, do not underestimate the Iowa Hawkeyes, who have a much easier path to the title game than last year. Even though Iowa loses its top three tacklers, the offense will improve just enough to lift […]