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We have a simple mission at Friday Night Drive: produce in-depth quality high school football coverage for Illinois high school football fans. It’s our goal every day with our award-winning...
Despite missing the IHSA playoffs in each of the last two seasons, St. Ignatius has brought home consecutive Prep Bowl titles. Connor Hites...
Prior to being recognized at the Kankakee City Hall meeting Monday night, 2019 Kankakee graduate Keagen Trost was celebrated at his alma mat...
Football players from La Salle-Peru and Ottawa had the opportunity to gain recruiting exposure by participating in IHSA combines, which are...
Local football players showed up in jerseys and helmets Monday morning for Johnsburg's Northern Burbs Showcase. About 165 athletes and 60 co...
The IHSA has approved combine events around the state this spring to help provide high school players with a high interest in playing at the...
Alex Wollschlaeger did not play football his junior year of high school at Oswego East because of a broken collarbone. He had just one colle...
He grew up in Nigeria and started playing football when he was 11 years old. Now, St. Patrick junior defensive lineman David Folorunsho, who...
Behind a dominant defensive line and a powerful running game, Brother Rice won its first state football championship since 1981. Returning j...
Teegan Davis played football until his body wouldn’t allow him to play any more. The former Princeton High School all-stater made the decisi...
Josh Kreutz (Loyola), Kenenna Odeluga (Mount Carmel), Jameson Geers (Providence) and Tyler Duzansky (St. Francis) are former CCL/ESCC footba...
Carmel sophomores Jameer Miles and Wyatt VanBoening, already four-star Power 4 prospects, are ready to take on bigger roles as the Corsairs...
Former Marist offensive lineman Pat Coogan, who guided both Notre Dame and Indiana to College Football Playoff National Championship Game ap...
Josh Gesky, a 2021 Manteno graduate and three-year starting guard at the University of Illinois, signed with the Green Bay Packers as an und...
Former Willowbrook offensive lineman Enrique Cruz Jr., who played for five collegiate seasons at Syracuse and Kansas, was selected on Saturd...
Former Nazareth wide receiver Tanner Koziol, who played tight end at Ball State and Houston, was selected in the fifth round by the Jacksonv...
East St. Louis running back Myson Johnson-Cook, one of the top-rated junior players in the state, announced his commitment to Auburn on Satu...
Former Marist linebacker Jimmy Rolder, who recorded 118 total tackles and played in 43 games over his collegiate career at Michigan, was sel...
Keagen Trost, a 2019 Kankakee graduate, was the 93rd overall pick by the Los Angeles Rams in the 2026 NFL Draft on Friday. Become a supporte...
Former Marist wide receiver Carnell Tate, who went on to star at IMG Academy and Ohio State, was selected by the Tennessee Titans with the f...
Friday Night Drive has had its eye on some of the expected top returning players for the 2026 football season. The focus shifts to the secon...
Michigan linebacker Jimmy Rolder seemed destined for baseball for most of his time at Marist. But a three-week span switch Rolder's trajecto...
Chicago Bears quarterback Tyson Bagent is bringing his Offensive Skills Camp to St. Bede on Saturday, May 23, rain or shine, from 7 to 9 p.m...
In a statement published Tuesday afternoon, Loyola announced the return of John Holecek as head football coach. Holecek went 185-36 and won...
Friday Night Drive is highlighting some of the top returning players at each position for the 2026 IHSA football season. Here are 10 of the...
In a season slowed by injuries and a tough schedule, Marist juniors Conor Hunt and Tommy Hosty made the most of position changes and increas...
Joe Kubal, an assistant coach at Bradley-Bourbonnais for the last 15 years, was announced as the Boilermakers next head football coach on Mo...
After a 4-5 season and a first-round playoff exit, Loyola will look to bounce back in 2026. The Ramblers will return a core group of players...
Friday Night Drive is highlighting some of the top returning players at each position for the 2026 IHSA football season. Here are 10 of the...
Junior running back Brandon Johnson Jr. and sophomore linebacker Jack Schapendonk were each instrumental in St. Rita's run to the IHSA Class...
Princeton Tigers football fans wanting to see their favorite team early this fall will have to get their road maps out. Five of the Tigers’...
Whether on the football field or wrestling mat, Duke Mays is always active. Now, the junior is on the move again. A native of Joliet, he has...
Montini four-star junior quarterback Israel Abrams announced his commitment to Miami (FL) during a broadcast of The Pat McAfee Show Friday a...
Friday Night Drive is highlighting some of the top returning players at each position for the 2026 IHSA football season. Here are 10 of the...
Fenwick junior Jake Thies announced his commitment to Iowa on Saturday. An All-CCL/ESCC selection in 2025, Thies rushed for over 1,100 yards...
A standout wrestler, Montini junior lineman Gavin Ericson-Staton has emerged as a three-star prospect and will be a top player for the Bronc...
Junior linebacker Derrick Pomatto became a two-way threat for Joliet Catholic in 2025, rushing for three touchdowns after taking on the role...
After helping St. Laurence reach the 6A semifinals, Sean Rice holds a dozen offers from Division I programs. The junior linebacker/tight end...
After 15 seasons as the head coach at his alma mater, Bradley-Bourbonnais' Mike Kohl has resigned. He will remain as the school's athletic d...
Grant Foes has always had ambitions to become a head football coach one day. That dream has been put on fast forward. Foes, 23, a 2021 Princ...
All-State running back Broden Mackert and Division I defensive line prospect Lamar Winfield are two Providence players who turned in strong...
Multiple Fenwick football players, including All-CCL/ESCC QB and CCL/ESCC White Offensive Player of the Year Jamen Williams, signed with col...
The La Salle-Peru football team has an all new nonconference schedule for 2026, adding Springfield Lanphier, Wheaton Academy, Alton and Marq...
The last two weeks Friday Night Drive has highlighted notable quarterbacks and running backs returning to Illinois prep gridirons next fall....
Former Kankakee and University of Missouri standout Keagen Trost, two weeks after appearing at the NFL Scouting Combine, is getting ready fo...
This spring, we at Friday Night Drive will start looking ahead to the fall with players we are keeping our eye on. After starting with quart...
It was a long and winding journey to get Ron Szudarski to his first varsity head football coaching position, but the veteran assistant is co...
Several St. Francis football players, including All-CCL/ESCC and IHSFCA All-State wide receiver Dario Milivojevic, signed to continue on wit...
Football is in Drake Davis’ blood. This week, he fulfilled a dream by landing his first head coaching job at Ottawa Marquette Academy. He sa...
This spring, we at Friday Night Drive will start looking ahead to the fall with players we are keeping our eye on. Who are some of the top p...
Marquette Academy on Tuesday announced Drake Davis as the next head coach for the Crusaders football program, which has been a Class 1A play...