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2026 College Football Odds: Can Indiana Repeat as Big Ten Champions?

Here's a first look at the 2026 Big Ten Championship odds as Ohio State, Indiana and Oregon headline the loaded title race.

18 HOURS AGO • FOX SPORTS

2026 College Football Odds: Can Indiana Repeat as Big Ten Champions?

Northwestern Lands Commitment from QB RJ Day, Son of Ohio State’s Ryan Day

Northwestern lands commitment from QB RJ Day, son of Ohio State’s Ryan Day

1 DAY AGO • FOX SPORTS

Top Storylines From the 2026 FOX College Football Friday Schedule Release

FOX Sports recently revealed its 2026 FOX college football Friday schedule. RJ Young provides the top storylines to watch.

4 DAYS AGO • FOX SPORTS

Top Storylines From the 2026 FOX College Football Friday Schedule Release

'Best friends' and college teammates Treydan Stukes and Dalton Johnson hoping to recreate magic on the Raiders With tremendous chemistry already in place, Las Vegas paired these Arizona safeties back together through the draft.

MAY 4 • RAIDERS.COM

Big Ten Power Rankings: Indiana Leads the Pack, Ohio State and Oregon Close Behind

FOX Sports' Michael Cohen offers up a team-by-team breakdown of where things stand in the Big Ten following spring practice.

MAY 4 • FOX SPORTS

Big Ten Power Rankings: Indiana Leads the Pack, Ohio State and Oregon Close Behind

Spring QB battles fading away in Big Ten. Of 8 new starters, 6 transfers showed up with job in hand

There will be eight new starting quarterbacks in the Big Ten this fall, and six will be experienced transfers who arrived at their new schools this spring with jobs all but locked...

APRIL 22 • Associated Press

Joseph Himon II - Suits up for spring ball Himon (foot) is partaking in Northwestern's spring practice period, per the Pulaski Academy football X account.

Impact Himon missed Northwestern's bowl game against Central Michigan after he ran for a career-high 486 yards and one touchdown on 99 carries in the regular season. However, he appears ready to roll once again, as the tailback looks to be a full participant in the Wildcats' spring practices.

APRIL 21 • ROTOWIRE

Nicco Marchiol - Heading to Evanston Marchiol has committed to Northwestern, he announced via his personal X account.

Impact Marchiol finds his home for the 2026 season late in the process, but he lands at a Big Ten school with a solid opportunity. Northwestern brought in Aiden Chiles likely to serve as the team's starter, but the Michigan State transfer may not be too entrenched at the spot. At the very least, Marchiol is an incredibly experienced backup, but he could push Chiles with a strong spring camp.

MARCH 16 • ROTOWIRE

New offensive coordinator Chip Kelly sees Northwestern as an up-and-coming program

Chip Kelly is embracing his opportunity as Northwestern's offensive coordinator after taking the job in late December

FEBRUARY 4 • Associated Press

Joel Klatt's 3 Biggest Winners, Losers of Big Ten's 2026 Schedule Draw

Joel Klatt believes Penn State has a 10-win schedule, while Ohio State has the Big Ten's most "daunting" slate.

FEBRUARY 2 • FOX SPORTS

Joel Klatt's 3 Biggest Winners, Losers of Big Ten's 2026 Schedule Draw

Let's Debate: Which College Football Coaching Hire Is Most Puzzling, Impactful?

Our FOX Sports experts dive into the most interesting college coaching hires of the current cycle.

JANUARY 30 • FOX SPORTS

Let's Debate: Which College Football Coaching Hire Is Most Puzzling, Impactful?

Indiana's CFP National Championship: A Historic Run By the Numbers

Here are the numbers behind Indiana's improbable run to claiming the 2025 CFP national championship.

JANUARY 20 • FOX SPORTS

Indiana's CFP National Championship: A Historic Run By the Numbers

5 Reasons Why We'll Remember the Dramatic 2025 College Football Season

Looking back at a wild 2025 college football season, FOX Sports' Laken Litman examines what we'll remember.

JANUARY 20 • FOX SPORTS

5 Reasons Why We'll Remember the Dramatic 2025 College Football Season

Gavin Sawchuk - Headed to Evanston Sawchuk will transfer to Northwestern, per Chris Hummer of 247Sports.com.

Impact Sawchuk spent the 2025 season at Florida State after spending the first three years of his career in Norman with the Sooners. He was productive in a rotational role this past fall for the Seminoles, totaling 607 yards and nine touchdowns, and he's had a largely productive career, amassing 1,714 total yards and 20 touchdowns during his career. He'll have one more season of eligibility remaining with the Wildcats.

JANUARY 19 • ROTOWIRE

Mar'Kel Porter - Lands at Northwestern Porter will transfer to Northwestern, per On3.com.

Impact Porter spent two seasons at Bowling Green, and in 2025, he ran for 93 yards and two touchdowns on 31 carries, also reeling in seven receptions for 70 yards. With three years of eligibility, the 6-foot-1, 220-pound tailback will take his talents to Evanston.

JANUARY 17 • ROTOWIRE

Jackson Kleather - Transfers to Northwestern Kleather has elected to transfer to Northwestern, per his personal X account.

Impact Kleather knocked home 19 of his 22 field-goal attempts and all 26 extra-point attempts at Bowling Green last season, and he's found a new home at a Big Ten school thanks to that success rate. Kleather should have one season of eligibility remaining for the Wildcats.

JANUARY 10 • ROTOWIRE

Alex Honig - Headed to Evanston Honig will transfer to Northwestern, per On3.com.

Impact Honig is coming off a career year with UConn in which he reeled in 13 catches for 162 yards and three scores. He doesn't have a whole lot of production to his name across his career, but he'll take his one remaining season of eligibility to the Wildcats and look to become a staple of the Northwestern tight end room.

JANUARY 7 • ROTOWIRE

Northwestern Lands Commitment of Big Ten Transfer QB to Start Under New OC Chip Kelly Aidan Chiles has committed to the Wildcats.

JANUARY 7 • SI.COM

Aidan Chiles - Commits to Northwestern Chiles has committed to Northwestern, according to Pete Thamel of ESPN.com.

Impact Chiles is expected to thrive with Chip Kelly as offensive coordinator, and the former Michigan State and Oregon State signal-caller will have the chance to best his numbers from the 2025 season, where he posted a 10:3 TD:INT while tossing for 1,392 yards. His best season came in 2024, when he made 12 appearances and tossed for a career-high 2,415 yards while notching 13 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.

JANUARY 6 • ROTOWIRE

Holiday Bowl matchup between Arizona, SMU features QBs who've remained true to their schools

In the era of the transfer portal and NIL, the Holiday Bowl between No. 21 Arizona and SMU could easily be called the Loyalty Bowl

JANUARY 1 • Associated Press

Chip Kelly lands new job as Northwestern's offensive coordinator after firing by Raiders

Former Oregon and Philadelphia Eagles coach Chip Kelly has been hired as Northwestern’s offensive coordinator

DECEMBER 30, 2025 • Associated Press

Griffin Wilde - Logs multi-touchdown game Wilde caught 10 of 15 targets for 97 yards and two touchdowns during Friday's 34-7 win over Central Michigan.

Impact For 2025, Wilde's latest game includes his first multi-touchdown appearance. The wide receiver has been reliable for TDs all year, with eight across Northwestern's last 10 games. It is safe to say Wilde has acclimated well to Power Conference football after transferring from South Dakota State, with not only his eight touchdowns to back him up but also 71 receptions (on 113 targets) he logged for 880 yards.

DECEMBER 29, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Caleb Komolafe - Touchdown streak continues Komolafe tallied 15 carries for 55 yards and one touchdown and hauled in all two targets for nine yards during Friday's 34-7 victory versus Central Michigan.

Impact Each of Komolafe's last five games includes a touchdown on his part. The running back has impressed all year, with all but one of his last 10 games featuring at least one TD. In 2025, Komolafe logged 12 touchdowns, scoring that many times on 190 rushing attempts and 11 receptions for just over 1,000 yards, 1,001 on 941 rushing and 60 receiving yards.

DECEMBER 29, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Preston Stone - Excellent during bowl Stone was 19-for-31 passing for 226 yards and three touchdowns during Friday's 34-7 victory versus Central Michigan.

Impact For only the third time in 2025, Stone logged more than two touchdowns, positively ending his collegiate career. For the year, he transferred colleges from SMU and Northwestern, yielding mixed results as NU's leading man under center. Stone completed 222 of 370 pass attempts for 2,400 yards and a 17-12 TD-INT ratio, plentiful in quantity but still far from a 2023 season that Northwestern hoped he would replicate.

DECEMBER 29, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Northwestern Beats Central Michigan in GameAbove Sports Bowl

Preston Stone threw three touchdown passes and Northwestern turned four turnovers into touchdowns to beat Central Michigan 34-7 in the GameA...

DECEMBER 27, 2025 • FOX SPORTS

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2026 College Football Odds: Can Indiana Repeat as Big Ten Champions?

Northwestern Lands Commitment from QB RJ Day, Son of Ohio State’s Ryan Day

Top Storylines From the 2026 FOX College Football Friday Schedule Release

Big Ten Power Rankings: Indiana Leads the Pack, Ohio State and Oregon Close Behind

Spring QB battles fading away in Big Ten. Of 8 new starters, 6 transfers showed up with job in hand

New offensive coordinator Chip Kelly sees Northwestern as an up-and-coming program

Joel Klatt's 3 Biggest Winners, Losers of Big Ten's 2026 Schedule Draw

Let's Debate: Which College Football Coaching Hire Is Most Puzzling, Impactful?

Indiana's CFP National Championship: A Historic Run By the Numbers

5 Reasons Why We'll Remember the Dramatic 2025 College Football Season

Holiday Bowl matchup between Arizona, SMU features QBs who've remained true to their schools

Chip Kelly lands new job as Northwestern's offensive coordinator after firing by Raiders

Northwestern Beats Central Michigan in GameAbove Sports Bowl