Illinois
Gophers football: Who’s in and who’s out against No. 24 lllinois?
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The Gophers will be without starting left guard Tyler Cooper against No. 24 Illinois at Memorial Stadium on Saturday.
Cooper had started all eight games this season, but played only 37 snaps in the 48-23 home win over Maryland last Saturday.
Tony Nelson, who stepped in against the Terrapins, is a likely candidate to start at left guard against the Illini. The redshirt sophomore has played sparingly across six games, but had a season-high 23 snaps last weekend.
Receiver Cristian Driver, who missed the Maryland game, was not listed on the unavailable list, indicating he is available to play Saturday. He has six receptions for 45 yards and a touchdown this season.
The Gophers will also be without its third cornerback Zaquon Bryan, safety Darius Green and two tight ends Pierce Walsh and Nathan Jones.
Defensive end Jah Joyner and safety Aidan Gousby, who left during the last drive of the Maryland game, were not listed on the U’s report two hours before kickoff against Illinois.
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Illinois
Illinois high school football playoffs expanding in 2026
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (KWQC) – The IHSA football playoffs will be expanding by 50 percent in 2026.
IHSA member schools approved an amendment to expand the playoffs from 32 teams per class to 48.
There will still be 8 classifications increasing the total number of playoff teams from 256 to 384.
As a result of the change, the start of the season will be moved up by a week in August to allow the season to still finish with State Championship games the week of Thanksgiving.
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Illinois
Woman found dead near Schamburg, Illinois shopping center, man in custody
A woman was found dead near a shopping center in Schaumburg, Illinois early Tuesday, and a man was taken into police custody.
Around 5:25 a.m., Schaumburg police were called to the 100 block of South Roselle Road. They found a woman dead at the scene.
Police said a man was taken into custody at the scene.
The investigation so far indicates that the incident was domestic, and the man and woman knew each other.
Police said the incident was isolated and there was no threat to the public. But there was a large police presence at the scene, and alternate routes were advised.
Illinois
Illinois officials investigating death connected to Rock Co. homicide
PRINCETON, Ill. (WMTV) – The Illinois State Patrol is investigating a death after officials found a suspect’s vehicle wanted in connection to a Wisconsin homicide, Illinois State Police reported.
Just before 10 p.m. on December 10, ISP troopers and several other agencies attempted to pull a vehicle over in Princeton, Illinois, that was wanted in a Rock County homicide.
Officials did not specify which Rock Co. case this incident is connected to.
Princeton is about an hour and 45 minutes away from Rock County, Wisconsin.
After the driver did not pull over, police chased the vehicle into the Great Sauk Trail Rest Area on I-80 westbound.
When officers went up to the vehicle, authorities stated the driver was found dead with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Authorities did not identify the driver.
ISP is working with the Bureau County State’s Attorney’s Office in this investigation.
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