Michigan State University names Pat Fitzgerald as next football coach
Fitzgerald, 50, replaces Jonathan Smith, who was fired by the university Sunday after less than two years in East Lansing.
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Fitzgerald, 50, replaces Jonathan Smith, who was fired by the university Sunday after less than two years in East Lansing.
Michigan State plans to hire former Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald to lead its football program, a person familiar with the situation told the Associated Press.
Luke Altmyer threw for 172 yards and two touchdowns to Hudson Clement and rushed for 62 yards Saturday as Illinois defeated Maryland 24-6, handing the Terrapins their sixth straight loss.
Michigan was up 21-9 when the Wildcats' Preston Stone plowed in from the 1 two minutes into the fourth quarter.
No. 9 Notre Dame extended its winning streak to eight with a decisive 37-15 win over No. 23 Pittsburgh.
The Fighting Illini marching band recently took up the challenge of performing the music of Metallica.
The Illini defense had a bounce-back game after giving up 76 points the last two games in losses to No. 1 Ohio State and Washington.
The Fighting Illini defense, which was ranked 73rd in the country in total defense heading into the game, struggled mightily against Washington's offense.
Texas Tech fans have tossed tortillas in the crowd at Jones AT&T Stadium since the 1990s.
The Fighting Illini (5-1, 2-1 Big Ten) used their first conference road win to retain the Cannon Trophy for the first time since last beating its border rival in back-to-back seasons in 2001 and 2002.
Altmyer was 20-for-26 passing for 328 yards, helping Illinois bounce back from last weekend's 63-10 loss at Indiana.
It marked the first time since 1950 that the Hoosiers and Fighting Illini squared off with each other ranked.
The Irish beat the Boilermakers for the 10th straight time, including last season's 66-7 blowout.
Illinois' football stadium will be known as Gies Memorial Stadium after alumnus and philanthropist Larry Gies made a $100 million donation to the school's athletic department.
New quarterback Preston Stone passed for 245 yards and his first three touchdowns with Northwestern, leading the Wildcats to a 42-7 rout of Western Illinois.
Luke Altmyer threw for 296 yards and three touchdowns and No. 11 Illinois capitalized on a series of mistakes by Duke to beat the Blue Devils 45-19 for a road win against a power-conference opponent.
Dev'ion Reynolds returned a fourth-quarter kickoff for a 96-yard touchdown and Northern Illinois defeated Holy Cross 19-17 on Saturday in a season opener for both teams.
Jake Retzlaff passed for a touchdown and added a 69-yard scoring run in his Tulane debut, and the Green Wave rolled to a 23-3 victory over Northwestern.
Hank Beatty returned a punt 69 yards for a third-quarter touchdown and broke Red Grange's 102-year-old Illinois record for yards on punt returns to help the No. 11 Illini rout Western Illinois 52-3 on Friday night to open the season.
Northwestern University football is grinding in training camp, getting ready for the Aug. 30 season kick off.
Northwestern University football is grinding in training camp, getting ready for the Aug. 30 season kick off.
The Huskies are returning just four starters from last season, which was highlighted by a huge upset of Notre Dame in South Bend.
This will be NIU's last year in the Mid-American Conference before moving to the Mountain West Conference. Head coach Thomas Hammock said the hard way is the only way forward for Northern.
A possible preseason top 10 ranking is building even more buzz for an Illinois football team coming off a Citrus Bowl victory and a rare 10-win season.
Notre Dame's 2026 football game with Wisconsin at Lambeau Field will now have a Sunday kickoff.
