Northwestern Combe Family Vice President for Athletics and Recreation Mike Polisky has announced he’s stepping down less than two weeks on the job after significant backlash regarding his alleged involvement in a sexual harassment lawsuit involving NU’s cheerleading program.
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Kevin Sweeney kicks off our new series, ‘Call of the Week,’ with his call of Shawn Goosenberg’s solo walk-off home run against Rutgers on Friday, April 9.
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Northwestern’s non-revenue spring sports had a several games this weekend: read all about it here.
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Northwestern may have found its starting quarterback for 2021 with the addition of transfer Ryan Hilinski Tuesday.
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By Kevin Sweeney Saturday is Senior Day at Ryan Field. It may not be a normal one with parents walking their sons onto the field or loud cheers from the crowd. In fact, every senior could theoretically stay for one more year thanks to the NCAA’s decision to not count this year towards a player’s eligibility limits. But it’s still
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Northwestern football got eight practices in before the shutdown in March. It was just enough to get new OC Mike Bajakian’s offense ready for October.
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Big Ten football won’t be played this fall, but a replacement spring season could play right into NU’s hands.
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Northwestern will head to Happy Valley to face a talented Penn State football team at some point this season, though exact dates remain unknown.
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Expect a steady dose of Isaiah Bowser, but Northwestern’s running back room is deep in 2020 with new Offensive Coordinator Mike Bajakian.
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Chris Collins adds his second 2021 commitment in rangy Indiana wing Brooks Barnhizer.
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By Kevin Sweeney The 2021 recruiting class has long been circled as one that could make or break the Chris Collins era of Northwestern basketball. Collins and company made the first addition to that class Monday when 3-star guard Ju Roper committed to the ‘Cats. The news was first announced on his Instagram page. Roper currently ranks 136th nationally in
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By Kevin Sweeney I’ve been assigned the task of recapping the 2019 Northwestern football season. I can’t imagine I’m the only person that doesn’t have a ton of interest in reliving that months-long fiasco in painstaking detail. In short, it was bad. The offense was historically bad in every facet: poor play-calling, poor quarterback play and injuries at the skill
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