Ethan Moczulski kicked a 26-yard field goal at the buzzer to propel visiting Illinois to a 20-17 win over Maryland in Saturday's Big Ten action from College Park, MD.
Oregon will put its unblemished Big Ten road record on the line at noon PDT on Saturday when the Ducks travel to face the Illinois Fighting Illini (3-3, 1-2 Big Ten) in Champaign for the first time since 1993.
Playing in the Apple Cup for the University of Washington football team, Ethan Moczulski found himself 75 miles from Spokane, just a quick jaunt up US 195 from Pullman to his hometown.
Bret Bielema and the Illinois Fighting Illini will have a reunion with one of their players, seeing kicker Ethan Moczulski return to the program. Moczulski announced his decision to come back to Illinois on Wednesday, per On3 insider Pete Nakos.
College football has historically been known as a sport that caters to the elite. It is very difficult to win a national championship if you aren't Notre Dame, Alabama, Ohio State, or a host of other schools that have great programs that invest heavily in keeping them at the top.
Rarely does a college player leave a school, regardless of the sport, only to return to that same program a year later. But that's exactly what former Illinois kicker Ethan Moczulski did when he announced Wednesday that is returning to Champaign to play for the Illini in 2026, according to multiple reports.
Sometimes, a good swift kick – aimed accurately – can decide a football game. In those moments, having a great placekicker makes up the difference between a win and a loss.
A lot of college football teams suffered a heartbreaking loss in Week 13 but perhaps none had it worse than Rutgers. In a moment that has since gone viral,
If it was going to be anyone, it was going to be Pat Bryant. But on Saturday at SHI Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey, Bryant, a senior receiver and all-time clutch performer for Illinois, almost didn't get a final shot at Rutgers.
And here’s the kicker... With the Maroon & White game now complete, it makes sense that we’d start to see a few more Texas A&M portal entries, and Monday did not disappoint.