Still holding on to their Week 2 upset in South Bend, the Northern Illinois Huskies sent a backhanded message to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish ahead of tonight's CFP title game.

DEKALB, Ill. (AP) Nasir Muhammad had 19 points, James Dent Jr. and Quaran McPherson added double-doubles and Northern Illinois defeated Ball State 76-66 on Saturday night to end a six-game losing ...

DEKALB, Ill. — Nasir Muhammad had 19 points, James Dent Jr. and Quaran McPherson added double-doubles and Northern Illinois defeated Ball State 76-66 on Saturday night to end a six-game losing streak.

Just as exciting as seeing his alma mater in the NCAA title game is the fact that this is the first year the College Football Playoff expanded from a four-team postseason to 12 teams in 2024-25.

The college football season concludes Monday with Notre Dame taking on Ohio State in the FBS National Championship game.

The Fighting Irish's lone loss came against the Northern Illinois Huskies all the way back in early September, at the time dropping them to 1-1. Since that stunning upset, the Irish are on 13-game ...

Led by Tavari Johnson's 21 points, the Akron Zips defeated the Northern Illinois Huskies 80-70 on Tuesday night.

Akron will try to keep its three-game road win streak alive when the Zips play Northern Illinois. The teams match up Tuesday for the first time this season.

No. 8 Ohio State will play No. 7 Notre Dame in the championship of the College Football Playoff. Here are predictions for the matchup.

Holtz, 88, reignited their feud last week on X when he wrote that, “If Notre Dame doesn’t win, it’s because we want to preserve Ryan Day’s job. I was originally going to be at the game in spirit, but now I’ll be dragging my body along as well.” He was responding to a tweet wondering if he would attend the showdown.

ATLANTA (AP) — Before the first 12-team College Football ... the Buckeyes' loss to a middling Michigan team and the Irish's defeat against Northern Illinois would likely have been deal-breakers. “Our season would be over,” Notre Dame defensive ...

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