Tall order for Illini's star corner Davis
Illinois boasts one of the nation's top cornerbacks in Vontae Davis. Missouri can brag about one of the country's leading receivers in Jeremy Maclin. They will renew acquaintances Saturday night in the season opener in St. Louis.
Huskies stronger, faster under Kill
As Jerry Kill, the successor to retired coach Joe Novak, and wife Rebecca have gone about the adjustments from Southern Illinois to their new environs, Kill found a few unwanted pounds appearing on his scale.
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- ESPN executive helped Michigan, Utah hook up
- Top area recuit Drummond will miss Week 1
- Teddy Greenstein: Big Ten has image problem vs. SEC
- Loaded Ohio State back in national title hunt
- Around the Bend: Backup Irish guard Proffitt to transfer
- Northwestern adds experience on coaching staff
- Notre Dame's Smith learns from veteran Crum
- Great expectations for Illini's Benn
- New approach changes running game at NIU
- Young Michigan team fired up by Rodriguez
- Big Ten quarterbacks picture almost completely clear
- Duckworth dies of heart failure
- Ex-Mt. Carmel star Filer feeling way at Notre Dame
- Daniel Dufrene gets chance to start at running back for Illinois
- Kevin Duckworth dies at 44
- Hype surrounds Central Michigan QB Dan LeFevour
- Illinois tries to build on last year's success
- Only 1 freshman starter for ND
- English's second language: Defense for Northern Illinois
- Mizzou QB Daniel standing tall
- Time Warner Cable agrees to carry Big Ten Network
- NU needs consistency
- Surprises pop up for new Notre Dame AD
- Ex-Illini Williams the new face of NBA point guards
- Irish tight end Ragone out for the season
More college stories from the Associated Press
- After too many breakdowns in '07, Florida's secondary looking for turnaround this season
- LSU moves up kickoff time of Saturday home opener as Gustav moves toward Louisiana
- Ohio State revises Jim Tressel's contract, now highest-paid football coach in Big Ten
- Sweeney helps Tennessee Tech beat Gardner-Webb
- Samford holds off West Georgia 21-19
- Yantko helps Murray State easily handle Lambuth
- Nesbitt, Dwyer each run for 2 TDs as Georgia Tech beats Jacksonville State 41-14
- Harris leads Troy to easy win over Middle Tennessee
- Spurrier keeps opening-game win streak alive in South Carolina's 34-0 victory over NC State
- Oregon QB Costa out for season after surgeons find more knee damage
- Hurricanes start their stay at Dolphin Stadium with easy 52-7 win over Charleston Southern
- No. 23 Wake Forest lives up to first preseason ranking with 41-13 thrashing of Baylor
