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Heading off to Chicago to join forces with Rittenberg and the ESPN.com crew for media days. First, linkage: Jim Phillips remains a wild card in the Illinois athletic director search. If only he didn't love Northwestern. Iowa got two commitments...

Posted by ESPN.com's Brian Bennett Dan Disch isn't coming to South Florida. The Illinois co-defensive coordinator has turned down an offer to oversee the Bulls' defense, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The report by Herb Gould quotes ...

Posted by ESPN.com's Brian Bennett It's nothing new for football coaches to build up the opposition. Lou Holtz used to make every team Notre Dame was about to play sound like the 1986 Chicago Bears. Still, more than a few eyebrows raised at Steve Kra...