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Brandon Cavanaugh

Brandon Cavanaugh is a lifelong Nebraskan with over a decade and a half of sports writing experience featuring an emphasis on the audacity of college football. He believes in Deion Sanders’s “Look Good to Play Good” mentality, chili and cinnamon rolls come winter, and that life deserves a musical soundtrack rich in variety. Feel free to follow him on Twitter at @BCav402.

A win over Minnesota sets up Illinois as Big Ten West's best

For the first time since 2011, Illinois (5-1, 2-1 Big Ten) is a Top 25 college football team. With a win against conference foe Minnesota (4-1, 1-1), the Big Ten West is there for the taking.

Oklahoma lands on ESPN's 'Bottom 10' after blowout loss to Texas

What do the Oklahoma Sooners (3-3, 0-3 in Big 12) have in common with Colorado, Hawaii, Fresno State and Akron? All are ranked in ESPN’s latest Bottom 10.

Oklahoma's startlingly bad defense gets Kansas' high-powered offense next

There’s not much room for Brent Venables’s defense to fall on the stat sheets, but at this rate, it may hit rock bottom far sooner than anyone thought possible.

HC Lance Leipold launches Kansas into new era — can the school keep him?

It’s a new day in Lawrence, Kan. The Jayhawks' football team is undefeated (5-0, 3-0 in Big 12). ESPN College GameDay is in town for KU's clash against fellow unbeaten TCU (4-0, 2-0) on Saturday.

If Texas QB Quinn Ewers plays, Oklahoma could be in trouble

In a post-practice media session Thursday, Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said QBs Quinn Ewers and Hudson Card “are probably about as healthy as they’ve been in about a month.”