Yes, Nebraska will have plenty of time to recover physically after playing eight straight weeks to open the season. But there’s also work to do. Read more

From the reigning NFL MVP reasserting his dominance over Chicago to Green Bay battling through more injuries, columnist Jim Polzin shares his first thoughts after the Packers took down the Bears 24-14. Read more

Aaron Rodgers and the Packers extended their winning streak to five games with a 24-14 victory over the NFC North rival Bears Sunday at Soldier Field. Read more

A play the Wisconsin football team should ditch, a look at the unique lineups the defense used and more observations from UW's win over the Black Knights. Read more

Wisconsin's offense hasn't lived up to preseason hype, but it can do enough to help the team win the second half of the season.  Read more

Pertinent words, factoids and numbers from the Cats' setback against the Buffaloes. Read more

It’s simple: Win out and Wisconsin will be back in the Big Ten title game for the fourth time in coach Paul Chryst’s seven seasons. Simple, but not easy.  Read more

Props to UW coach Paul Chryst for calling a fake punt, but the Badgers allowed Army to stick around, which results in lackluster grades from columnist Jim Polzin. Read more

UW’s athletic department tweeted two hours before the game that “unforeseen circumstances specific to this game” created a situation in which not all the entry gates were fully staffed. Read more

Five games into the season, the wide receiver leads the NFL in targets (61), receptions (42) and receiving yardage (579). Read more

Aidan O’Connell threw for 374 yards and accounted for three touchdowns, David Bell had a career-best 240 yards receiving, and visiting Purdue beat No. 2 Iowa 24-7 on Saturday in Iowa City. Read more

BOISE — If penalties, dropped passes and an inability to slow the Air Force rushing attack weren’t bad enough, the Boise State football team found a new way to lose Saturday night. Read more

BOISE — After a promising week running the ball, inconsistencies once again hindered the Boise State run attack. Read more

BOISE — Mountain West commissioner Craig Thompson shared a ride to Albertsons Stadium on Saturday afternoon with the game officials. He was reminded how big of a deal the blue turf remains. Read more

The UW football team won for the second week in a row as Graham Mertz and the Badgers escaped with a 20-14 victory over the Army Black Knights in a battle under the Camp Randall lights. Read more

The Cornhuskers inexplicably, incomprehensibly showed up without energy again Saturday – for the first time, actually, since August. Read more

A flat first half gave way to a second half equally filled with big plays and mind-numbing miscues as Minnesota downed Nebraska 30-23 Saturday in Minneapolis. Read more

The latest on Arizona’s QB situation, a change at middle linebacker and other tidbits from the Cats’ 34-0 loss at Colorado. Read more

Getting a two-score lead before the half was important enough to Wisconsin coach Paul Chryst that he pulled out some new wrinkles on the Badgers’ fourth drive. Read more

The Star's longtime columnist checks in with observations from a rare open basketball practice, an update on Arizona's 1989 baseball team, why small high school football crowds are concerning and how the Wildcats made the wrong kind of history against Colorado. Read more

For the second straight meeting with Nebraska, Minnesota came in undermanned. Read more

Nebraska football writer Parker Gabriel offers his extra points from the Husker football team's 30-23 loss at Minnesota. Read more

OGDEN, Utah — A Sunday, a part of the weekend Montana State would normally take to relax, marked the team’s first practice to ready for their next opponent. Read more

Three major errors in first half led to 21 Coyote points in 34-21 loss.  Read more

Lisa Falck sported her red No. 88 jersey, and wore her emotions on her sleeve — "Oh my gosh, I've got tears in my eyes." Read more

Parker Gabriel weighs in with his report card from the Huskers' game against Minnesota. Read more