By Kevin Sweeney 12-25, 165 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT. A quick glance at those numbers probably doesn’t inspire a ton of confidence in Hunter Johnson’s second game as a Wildcat, especially considering he was taking on a UNLV defense that was fresh off giving up 43 points to Arkansas State. However, numbers sometimes don’t tell the whole story. After
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“Welcome, everyone, to the inaugural College Football Champions League draw”
The 32 delegations applaud, some more nervously than others.
By Eric Rynston-Lobel If you’re the type of person who likes to draw conclusions about a team after the first game of a season, you probably thought the New England Patriots’ dynasty would end in 2014 following an opening week loss to the Miami Dolphins and the 2007 New York Giants defense would be a bust after allowing 45 points
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It’s gameday eve! In just over 24 hours, Northwestern will take the field for the first time in the 2019-20 season as they take on Stanford in Palo Alto. The early betting line favors the Cardinal by 6.5 points. You can listen to Zach Koons, Ben Krieger, Jack Lido, and Pat Timlin on the call for WNUR Sports on 89.3
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By Eric Rynston-Lobel As of this moment, the Illinois Fighting Illini are in first place in the Big Ten West (because of the alphabet). Chances are by the time week 12 rolls around, that will not be the case. Since consecutive 7-6 seasons in 2010 and 2011, the Fighting Illini have won more than four games in a season just
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By Eric Rynston-Lobel This matchup will be the penultimate regular season game for the Wildcats in 2019 and given how challenging the start to their season is, this game in all likelihood will hold massive implications. Whether it be for an opportunity to clinch the Big Ten West or to guarantee a spot in a bowl game, this is a
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By Pat Timlin Last year, Northwestern opened up the season in West Lafayette with a memorable first half. Three different ‘Cats players scored, it appeared as though Justin Jackson’s heir was Jeremy Larkin, and Clayton Thorson looked sharp in leading the ‘Cats to a 31-point opening period. The second half- a contrary story. Northwestern couldn’t find the endzone and managed
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By Kevin Sweeney The beginning of Northwestern football’s schedule for the 2019 season is nothing short of brutal. Road trips to three potential top-25 teams as well as home tilts against perennial Big Ten contenders Ohio State, Michigan State, and Iowa in the season’s first seven games leaves very little room for error if the ‘Cats are going to repeat
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By Ben Moskow In a rematch of last season’s Big Ten Championship game, the Northwestern Wildcats will play host to the Ohio State Buckeyes under the lights. This is the toughest game on Northwestern’s schedule and it’s not particularly close. Ohio State represents one of the most storied franchises in college football history. Much like the vast majority of the
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By Kevin Sweeney Camp Randall Stadium is one of the most difficult environments to play at in all of college football, with just over 80,000 Badger fans from Madison and beyond packing the seats when taking on any opponent. That crowd should be even more rowdy than usual when the ‘Cats head to Madison at the end of September in
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By Kevin Sweeney Northwestern gets conference play underway in its third game of the 2019 season, taking on a cross-divisional foe who they’ve owned of late. The Wildcats have beaten Michigan State in three consecutive seasons, all in exciting fashion, and they’ll look to continue their winning ways against the Spartans this season. Last season’s win over Michigan State was
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By Eric Rynston-Lobel The last time Northwestern played Stanford was September 5, 2015. Clayton Thorson had never played a college football game in his life, and Northwestern was coming off of its second consecutive 5-7 season. The next time Northwestern plays Stanford on August 31, Clayton Thorson will be donning a Philadelphia Eagles’ uniform and Hunter Johnson will be in
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