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The Big Ten always has a lot of strong defenses, and the conference's secondary units are in good shape ahead of the 2025 ...

The Big Ten Conference is filled with intense competition and elite talent in it's second year as an expended 18-team conference. College football analysts pred ...

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In any sport, the best measure of success is simple: winning. And in its 120-year history, Illinois has done a lot of that.

That’s even true when talking to Caleb Downs, who might know better than any player in the Big Ten, having played one season ...

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