WNUR Web Director Eric Klaus previews Tuesday’s Gator Bowl. On New Year’s Day, the 9-3 Northwestern Wildcats will battle the 8-4 Mississippi State Bulldogs in the Gator Bowl. It is Northwestern’s first ever trip to the Gator Bowl (played in Jacksonville, FL). In addition, it is the first time that Northwestern and Mississippi State have played one another. Although bowl
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The WNUR Sports staffers provide their picks for Tuesday’s Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl between the Northwestern University Wildcats and the Mississippi State University Bulldogs. Zach Kisfalusi (@zKisfalusi): Northwestern 38 – Mississippi State 17. Northwestern and Mississippi State will both enter the Gator Bowl trying to right some wrongs. The Bulldogs are trying to prove they belong in the upper half of
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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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After a nice month-long break and a fancy roster update, I’m back for Northwestern’s bowl showdown with Mississippi State. You can throw out the records and recent trends for each team in this game: one game will decide how Northwestern’s season will be remembered. Their opponent is a solid Mississippi State team that doesn’t look as impressive on paper than
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The WNUR Sports staff will be chronicling their trip to Jacksonville for the Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl and providing their insights on the matchup between the Northwestern University Wildcats and the Mississippi State University Bulldogs. THE SUN. IT EXISTS! Don’t get me wrong… I love Minnesota, and I love snow, but this the temperature in Jacksonville is 54 degrees warmer than
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