Northwestern taps Las Vegas Raiders’ DB Coach Jim O’Neil to Replace Hankwitz
Northwestern is hiring long-time NFL coach Jim O’Neil to take over as defensive coordinator for one of the nation’s top defenses.
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From 3,100 miles apart to inseparable teammates: How Ugo Achara Jr. and Deng Deng Kur built Northwestern men’s soccer’s most enduring friendship
After international journeys from Nigeria and the U.K., Achara and Kur
formed a friendship at a prep school in Massachusetts. It continues to blossom in Evanston.
Who is the blue-chip program of the modern Big Ten West?
Northwestern took home the Big Ten West title this season for the second time in three years. Do the Wildcats set the standard in the West?
Read moreAfter loss to Michigan State, Northwestern needs improvement in the run game
A hard-hitting defense and a ground-and-pound run game are hallmarks of the Big Ten. Northwestern has one. It needs the other to step up.
Read morePosition Preview: Linebacker
With seniors Paddy Fisher, Blake Gallagher and Chris Bergin, NU’s linebackers are the among the Big Ten’s best.
Read morePosition Preview: Defensive Line
After the departures of Joe Gaziano and Alex Miller, Northwestern’s defensive line will need to develop young talent to build its line of the future.
Read morePosition Preview: Offensive Line
With four of five starters returning and one of the best left tackles in the country, Northwestern’s offensive line is poised for a big 2020.
Read more2020 Opponent Breakdown: Tulane
Northwestern and Tulane are set to meet on the gridiron in Week 2 for the first time since 1956.
Read moreSoftball season recap: a moot projection
By John Volk Under ordinary conditions, it would be unwise to draw big-picture conclusions 23 games into the collegiate softball season. In a sport so focused on the daily grind of four months of competition, a team’s strengths and weaknesses can’t truly be shown in the Kajikawa Classic and the Louisville Invitational.However, 2020 doesn’t count as an ordinary condition. Coming
Read moreThe Strange History of the Evanston YMCA and Northwestern Basketball
By John Volk On Jan. 31, 1907, Northwestern men’s basketball secured its first victory of the season. A headline on the front page of the next day’s The Northwestern (now The Daily Northwestern) proclaimed that Head Coach Louis Gillesby’s hope of the team winning at least one game was fulfilled. Three straight losses was not how he wanted to start
Read moreTAKEAWAYS: Northwestern WBB Pounds Lewis in Exhibition
By John Volk For the second straight season, Northwestern Women’s Basketball opened its season with an exhibition showdown against Lewis University, a Division II school out of the Great Lakes Valley Conference. For the second straight season, Northwestern Women’s Basketball grabbed a win over the Flyers. This year, however, the game was a little more difficult to watch. With the
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