CHAMPAIGN — On the bus ride home from Indiana, Jordyn Slaughter picked up the phone and called his mother. Sure, it was a late game and it would have been more than reasonable for her to be asleep.

A horse in line for slaughter and labeled aggressive by other handlers has been saved from an unnecessary death and given a new life by her rescuer. In a video posted to Instagram, Allison Smith, 30, ...

The success of coach Billy Napier’s attack begins up front, leading the third-year coach to stick with two offensive line coaches and hire Jonathan Decoster to replace Darnell Stapleton after he left ...