Assuming we want to put forth an entirely new College Football Playoff field without any returning teams from last year, how would we got about doing it? After picking five non-playoff teams to win ...

As luck would have it, No. 17 Illinois (13-5, 5-3 Big Ten) is set to host Maryland (14-5, 4-4 Big Ten) on Thursday night (8 p.m. CT, FS1) in the State Farm Center. The Illini, who are knotted in a ...