WNUR’s Ryan Fish (@RyanMFish) previews the special team replacement squad, as main stays Jeff Budzien and Brandon Williams are now gone. Results were largely mixed for the Northwestern special teams unit in 2013. With new faces coming in, there are a lot of question marks; here’s a look at what to expect from the kicking, punting and return units in 2014.
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WNUR’s Jim Sannes (@JimSannes) sits down with Northwestern Wildcats All-Big Ten kicker Jeff Budzien. Budzien discusses his pursuit of several conference and school records, the mechanics behind his new-found powerful swing, the magic of Wisconsin’s cheese curds, and the @Budzien4Groza Twitter account.
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WNUR’s Jeffrey Eisenband (@JeffEisenband) examines Northwestern’s kickers, punters and return men, who have high expectations for 2013. There are many reasons Northwestern improved its win total by four games from 2011 to 2012. The rushing game was better, the pass rush was better, the secondary was better, the Big Ten was weaker, etc. One improvement that goes under the radar
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