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Big Ten puts the kibosh on NFL-to-college plans

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Aug. 26—CHAMPAIGN — The ruckus raised by Lane Kiffin and others doesn't look like it will affect the Illinois football program. Or anybody else in the Big Ten for that matter. Kiffin, in his first year at LSU after his controversial exit from Mississippi, is trying to bring a recently-released NFL prospect, tight end Dae'Quan Wright, onto his team for the 2026 season. When the idea of players ...

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