Jack Cassidy is the managing editor of the Champaign Room, an alum of the University of Illinois, and a Chicago resident. Living and dying with the Illini builds more characters than digging holes.
Marshall highly critical of offense after loss
Brandon Marshall reacted emotionally with tears, anger and heavy criticism of the offense following the Bears loss to the Packers on Sunday.
No. 22 Notre Dame rolls, No. 1 Indiana falls
No. 22 Notre Dame took care of the Purdue Boilermakers on Saturday, while No. 1 Indiana fell in Indianapolis.
DePaul basketball crushes Milwaukee
The DePaul Blue Demons crushed the Milwaukee Panthers on Sunday night, 84-50, to move to 6-3 on the season.
Illinois draws praise following win at Gonzaga
ESPN gives Illinois some much deserved attention following their impressive road win at Gonzaga over the weekend.
NBA power rankings: Bulls at No. 10
The Chicago Bulls again come in at No. 10 in this week's NBA power rankings after winning three of four matchups last week.
Bears offense crippled by dropped passes
Devin Hester, Brandon Marshall and Alshon Jeffery all dropped crucial passes to kill the Bears passing attack in the loss to the Minnesota Vikings.
Bears fall behind, cannot catch up
The Bears fell behind to Adrian Peterson and the Minnesota Vikings early and could never recover on Sunday, eventually losing to drop their record to 8-5.
Bandwagon filling up fast for Fighting Illini
No. 13 Illinois proved their undefeated record was no fluke on Saturday night, as they went into Spokane, Washington, and beat No. 10 Gonzaga.
No. 10 Illinois rolls past No. 13 Gonzaga
No. 13 Illinois traveled to Spokane and took care of business Saturday night, defeating No. 10 Gonzaga behind the effort of guard Brandon Paul.
VIDEO: Te'o reacts to losing Heisman
Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o reacts to finishing second in the Heisman Trophy balloting, handling the defeat as he handles everything -- with class.