WNUR’s Nick Scoliard goes to the blackboard to break down Cal’s fake field goal and Trevor Siemian’s long completion to Christian Jones. Here we are, back again for another Wildcat football season. After an impressive bowl win and a preseason national ranking, the ‘Cats come into the season with more pressure than they have ever had. Their first opponent, the
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WNUR Sports’s Jim Sannes (@JimSannes) takes a look at Saturday’s victory for the Northwestern Wildcats over the California Golden Bears, including some stats about Northwestern’s receivers, Dan Vitale’s performance, and the impact of losing Daniel Jones for the season. If I lost a dollar for every time Collin Ellis made me shout, “Ohhhh muh jeeebus!” during Saturday’s game, I’d be
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Christian Flores (@Mr_C_G_Flores) talks to Northwestern sophomore superback Dan Vitale and superbacks coach Bob Heffner about the 2013 season.
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Former WNUR Sports Director Jim Sannes (@JimSannes) looks at Northwestern’s third down production from 2012 to see what that says about the upcoming season. I admit that a majority of this post is just me looking for an excuse to write about football. That’s exactly what summer is, right? People don’t actually give two donkey sneezes how much of an
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Former Northwestern superback and current WNUR Sports staffer Christian Flores (@Mr_C_G_Flores) takes a look at Dan Vitale and the rest of the Northwestern superbacks to evaluate their projected role for the season. Northwestern’s offense has been getting fans excited each of the last three years, and that doesn’t change this season. The Wildcats lost very few starters on either side
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The WNUR Sports staffers are chronicling their trip to Jacksonville for the Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl. Today, Sports Director Jim Sannes (@JimSannes) takes a look at the red zone offenses for both the Northwestern University Wildcats and the Mississippi State University Bulldogs. Say what you want about Jacksonville, but I, for one, am enjoying views like this. We took a look around the
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WNUR Sports Director Jim Sannes (@JimSannes) explains why Northwestern’s win Saturday was their best game of the season by looking at the statistics behind the game. This stupid No-Shave November thing is finally showing that it does have a positive side. During Northwestern’s 23-20 victory over Michigan State on Saturday, I nervously stroked the sparse peach fuzz on my upper
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Photo Credit: ESPN.com WNUR Co-Sports Director Jim Sannes (@JimSannes) sat down with Pat Fitzgerald Thursday afternoon to chat about Saturday’s season opener against the Syracuse Orange. Coach Fitzgerald discusses the team’s youth and inexperience on the offensive line and in the secondary and talks about the challenges coaches and players face heading into a season opener. The interview will be aired
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Photo Credit: BleacherReport.com WNUR Sports Directors Jim Sannes (@JimSannes) and Zach Kisfalusi (@zKisfalusi) along with Christian Flores (@Mr_C_G_Flores) sat down to discuss the youth of the 2012 Northwestern Wildcat football squad. The three discuss Northwestern’s offensive and defensive lines, the secondary, superbacks and quarterback and what impact the lack of experience will have on the Wildcats’ success for this season. The
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