'Hurts Just A Hair Flashier Than Tua' Brent Stover On Heisman Race At Midway Point
CBS Sports Network college football host Brent Stover discusses the current Heisman Trophy race, with Oklahoma QB Jalen Hurts in the lead.
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CBS Sports Network college football host Brent Stover discusses the current Heisman Trophy race, with Oklahoma QB Jalen Hurts in the lead.
"I just went toward the things that made me scared. Things that were going to challenge me, stretch me and push me beyond my limits."
While awaiting sentencing for defrauding sports memorabilia collectors, John Rogers went back to the same well.
College football season gets underway this weekend. Who are the contenders? Sleepers? Heisman watch players? CBS Sports' Randy Cross gives his thoughts.
John Rogers knew it was wrong to make a fake Billy Sims Heisman Trophy to get a $100,000 loan.
Two weeks in, the hype is building, but past years have taught us that September Heisman winners are rarely end of year winners.
The three Heisman trophy finalists had outstanding season. So here's the question: Who should win?
Later this week, Mariota should join an exslusive fraternity.
The big names can prove themselves one last time this Saturday.
If you are looking for this year's young rising star with a shot to win the Heisman Trophy, look no further than Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett.
Melvin Gordon leads the Wisconsin running game against another Heisman candidate and his ground game, Nebraska and Ameer Abdullah.
Auburn has three Heisman Trophy winners in school history. Quarterback Nick Marshall is a rising candidate in this year's race.
TCU quarterback Trevone Boykin has been the face of a dynamic offense taking the Big 12 by storm.
As far as numbers go, Rakeem Cato is a very good player, but to make a run to New York, he will have to go on a tear in the second half of the season.
There is no disputing which game deserves the Heisman spotlight game this week. Notre Dame and Florida State will offer the biggest stage for a pair of Heisman Trophy candidates.
There's so much controversy surrounding Winston that we forget what's most important.
As the season has seen the rise of Mississippi State football, quarterback Dak Prescott has emerged on the scene as one of college football's best. Is Prescott the best player in college football?
Nebraska has three Heisman winners in its storied football history. Running back Ameer Abdullah has a shot to become the school's fourth.
History suggests it will be difficult for Cooper to break the wide receiver drought.
As long as Florida State remains in the College Football Playoff conversation, Jameis Winston will be given plenty of opportunities to create his next Heisman moment.
College football's top players compete for the Heisman Trophy. Here are the contenders as well as a few sleepers.
In evaluating Jordan Lynch, we need to forget his uplifting, local story.
The Florida State quarterback became the second straight freshman to win the Heisman on Saturday night, earning college football's most prestigious individual award with a performance so spectacular and dominant that even a criminal investigation couldn't derail his candidacy.
That trophy doesn't change Lynch's fantastic stats or his team's accomplishments, the latter of which I'm fairly confident hold more importance to a guy like Lynch.
A Rockford, Illinois, man was killed Tuesday when his motorcycle collided with a semi-trailer truck on the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway.
A group crashed an SUV into a business in Chicago's Brighton Park neighborhood early Wednesday morning.
A woman was injured in an apartment fire in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood early Wednesday morning.
London's mayor says police will increase patrols after an "appalling attack on two Jewish Londoners," amid a "series of shocking antisemitic attacks" in the city.
Colson Montgomery homered in the second off Angels starter José Soriano (5-1), ending his shutout streak at 25 2/3 innings.
The City of Chicago has officially entered into a contract with the consulting giant Ernst & Young, with the goal of saving money and becoming more efficient.
King Charles attended a state dinner at the White House, after speaking about what he called the "truly unique" relationship between the U.K. and the U.S. in an address to Congress.
Jimmy Kimmel has responded to Donald and Melania Trump calling for ABC to fire him after a joke he made days before the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
A federal appeals court panel has upheld former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's conviction on bribery and other corruption charges.
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Monday nominated former Exelon executive and former federal prosecutor David Glockner as the city's next inspector general, replacing Deborah Witzburg, who stepped down last week when her four-year term expired.
In the legal venue of anti-trust enforcement, the state is not taking on the Trump administration, but rather filling a void that state officials say the Trump administration has vacated.
A passenger on an American Airlines flight from New York to Chicago has been charged with making a false bomb threat that forced an emergency landing at Detroit Metro Airport last month, according to a federal criminal complaint.
Skyrocketing property taxes continue to be a hot-button issue in Cook County — particularly since last fall, when many residents saw their tax bills increase by 100% or more.
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias this weekend issued a warning about a surge in text messages that falsely claim to come from his office or the DMV within it.
Tenants at a South Loop luxury high-rise that has been plagued with problems like broken elevators are vowing to fight five-day eviction notices.
The second-largest physicians' group in the U.S. has issued a surprising switch in breast cancer screening recommendations.
A new $48 million wellness center opened Thursday in the West Garfield Park neighborhood. The goal is to improve the health and quality of life for people on the West Side of Chicago.
La Rabida Children's Hospital went all out for Earth Day on Wednesday, with volunteer cleanup efforts by staffers and activities for patients and families.
It has been several weeks since West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, Illinois, abruptly shut down — and then on Wednesday, it just as swiftly partially reopened, with some services available.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says more than 80% of deaths related to pregnancy are preventable, and Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women.
A $170 million-plus plan announced this week will redevelop the Water Tower Place mall on the Magnificent Mile.
The Holiday Club in Chicago's Buena Park neighborhood will soon be going out of business, as the building that houses the popular bar is set to be torn down.
At a meeting on Tuesday, the Lincolnwood Village Board approved a pre-development agreement with the mall, providing a roadmap with the property owner for further preparations and government approvals for redevelopment.
The only remaining location of Pal Joey's pizzeria in Batavia, Illinois, will soon be going out of business, its owner announced this week.
Investment research firm Morningstar could move into the Thompson Center in downtown Chicago once Google is done renovating the former Illinois state government building.
Some youngsters got a behind-the-scenes look at the magic of making opera Sunday at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Matt DeCaro, an actor who was a familiar face on the Chicago stage for many years, died this weekend.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.
Tickets for the 2026 Ravinia Festival season went on sale Thursday morning.
The satirical news outlet The Onion has a new plan to take over conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' Infowars platforms and turn them into parodies.
Police in Cicero, Illinois, were investigating after burglars targeted gaming machines at a business.
The man charged with killing Chicago police Officer John Bartholomew and critically wounding another officer was previously accused of violating domestic monitoring while in custody on other charges. Darius Johnson reports.
A woman was injured in an apartment fire in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood early Wednesday morning.
A special legislative session continues over the deadly flash floods that killed 25 children and two teenage counselors at Camp Mystic. The camp apologized to families on Tuesday.
Meteorologist Laura Bannon has the extended forecast.
The man was on electronic monitoring and violated the terms of his release multiple times, court records show.
A woman was injured in an apartment fire in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood early Wednesday morning.
A top administrator in the Libertyville school district has been placed on leave after a fiery school board meeting focused on how the district handled allegations of grooming leveled against a former teacher.
The attorney's office said that a seventh suspect was arrested on Tuesday morning, and a criminal complaint will be submitted to the court for his alleged role.
A Rockford, Illinois, man was killed Tuesday when his motorcycle collided with a semi-trailer truck on the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway.
A top administrator in the Libertyville school district has been placed on leave after a fiery school board meeting focused on how the district handled allegations of grooming leveled against a former teacher.
Potholes along one stretch of road in Chicago's Pullman neighborhood are so bad, people say they damage their cars just getting to work.
There are so many issues with the DNA evidence in the case that Payne's conviction has been overturned, and a retrial has been ordered.
A mother in southwest suburban Morris, Illinois, is fighting for stiffer penalties for adults charged with grooming children. Some local lawmakers agree, saying Illinois' current law is too weak and puts kids in danger.
Almost 24 hours after a derailment made a mess of the Red, Purple, and Yellow lines in Chicago, the CTA continued to investigate the cause of the incident, and experts were raising concerns about what they called a troubling pattern.
Colson Montgomery homered in the second off Angels starter José Soriano (5-1), ending his shutout streak at 25 2/3 innings.
The Illinois House passed its version of the mega projects bill last week with a 78-32 vote. It is now in the hands of the Illinois Senate.
Welsh is the school's first-ever pole vaulter and the only one on the team this season.
Ty France drove in four runs with a double and a triple to lead the surging San Diego Padres over the Chicago Cubs 9-7 on Monday night.
Munetaka Murakami hit a three-run homer in a big seventh-inning rally, and the Chicago White Sox held off the slumping Los Angeles Angels for a win Monday night.
London's mayor says police will increase patrols after an "appalling attack on two Jewish Londoners," amid a "series of shocking antisemitic attacks" in the city.
The attorney's office said that a seventh suspect was arrested on Tuesday morning, and a criminal complaint will be submitted to the court for his alleged role.
An audit confirmed the former Des Moines superintendent awarded district business to a firm he worked for, prompting new disclosure rules.
Audias Flores Silva, also known as "El Jardinero," or The Gardener, was seen as a possible successor to "El Mencho," who was killed in February.
Chicago police on Monday were asking for help from the public in finding two suspects in a robbery on the CTA Red Line on Chicago's South Side earlier this month.
