Episodes

  • Princeton players attend Moline Combine

    Princeton players attend Moline Combine
    May 2 2026
    The IHSA has approved combine events around the state this spring to help provide high school players with a high interest in playing at the college level with better opportunities to show their abilities. Nine Princeton players attended the event at Moline on Thursday.

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    4 mins
  • Alex Wollschlaeger had one scholarship offer at Oswego East. Now he’s signed with the NFL’s New Orleans Saints

    Alex Wollschlaeger had one scholarship offer at Oswego East. Now he’s signed with the NFL’s New Orleans Saints
    May 1 2026
    Alex Wollschlaeger did not play football his junior year of high school at Oswego East because of a broken collarbone. He had just one college scholarship offer. And now? He will be heading for New Orleans next week, an NFL contract from the Saints in hand.

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    6 mins
  • CCL/ESCC football note: Hailing from Nigeria, St. Patrick’s David Folorunsho now a top defensive line prospect

    CCL/ESCC football note: Hailing from Nigeria, St. Patrick’s David Folorunsho now a top defensive line prospect
    Apr 30 2026
    He grew up in Nigeria and started playing football when he was 11 years old. Now, St. Patrick junior defensive lineman David Folorunsho, who led the Shamrocks to the CCL/ESCC Purple title in 2025, is a five-star recruit and one of the top-ranked prospects in the country.

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    6 mins
  • CCL/ESCC football notes: Brayden Parks, Ethan Posey ready to anchor Brother Rice in the trenches

    CCL/ESCC football notes: Brayden Parks, Ethan Posey ready to anchor Brother Rice in the trenches
    Apr 29 2026
    Behind a dominant defensive line and a powerful running game, Brother Rice won its first state football championship since 1981. Returning juniors Brayden Parks and Ethan Posey, both Division I prospects, will continue anchoring the trenches as the Crusaders prepare for 2026.

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    7 mins
  • ‘I’m going to miss it’: Iowa’s Teegan Davis medically retires from football

    ‘I’m going to miss it’: Iowa’s Teegan Davis medically retires from football
    Apr 29 2026
    Teegan Davis played football until his body wouldn’t allow him to play any more. The former Princeton High School all-stater made the decision to medically retire from the game after talking to Hawkeyes coach Kirk Ferentz upon returning to campus after the Christmas break

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    4 mins
  • Former CCL/ESCC football players sign UDFA contracts, receive rookie minicamp invitations

    Former CCL/ESCC football players sign UDFA contracts, receive rookie minicamp invitations
    Apr 27 2026
    Josh Kreutz (Loyola), Kenenna Odeluga (Mount Carmel), Jameson Geers (Providence) and Tyler Duzansky (St. Francis) are former CCL/ESCC football players who signed undrafted free agent contracts or received rookie minicamp invitations after the 2026 NFL Draft.

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    3 mins
  • CCL/ESCC football notes: Carmel sophomores Jameer Miles, Wyatt VanBoening creating Power 4 buzz

    CCL/ESCC football notes: Carmel sophomores Jameer Miles, Wyatt VanBoening creating Power 4 buzz
    Apr 27 2026
    Carmel sophomores Jameer Miles and Wyatt VanBoening, already four-star Power 4 prospects, are ready to take on bigger roles as the Corsairs build for the 2026 season, one that will be played without star quarterback Trae Taylor.

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    5 mins
  • Former Marist OL Pat Coogan selected by Tennessee Titans with 194th overall pick in 2026 NFL Draft

    Former Marist OL Pat Coogan selected by Tennessee Titans with 194th overall pick in 2026 NFL Draft
    Apr 26 2026
    Former Marist offensive lineman Pat Coogan, who guided both Notre Dame and Indiana to College Football Playoff National Championship Game appearances, was selected in the sixth round by the Tennessee Titans with the 194th overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.

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    2 mins