NU Position Group Preview: Defensive Backs
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Northwestern Spring Practice Part 2: Notes and Tidbits
Northwestern football trekked up to Lakeside Field for open practice number two on Saturday. In front of BTN cameras, the Wildcats went through a pretty standard practice, full of individual drills, some 7-on-7, and a pretty substantial amount of 11-on-11 work. Here are our takeaways. Lakeside Field was a cool venue. Putting the event in front of a smaller amount
Read moreWNUR’s Predictions for Northwestern vs. Nebraska
The WNUR Sports staff weighs in with their predictions for this Saturday’s football game between the Northwestern Wildcats and the Nebraska Cornhuskers. If you want in on the action, simply leave your prediction in the comments below, or you can tweet them @WNURSports. Zach Kisfalusi (@zKisfalusi): Nebraska 41- Northwestern 17. This will not be pretty for Wildcat fans to watch
Read moreWisconsin Positional Breakdown Preview
WNUR’s Nick Scoliard breaks down the Wisconsin Badgers position-by-position to preview their match-up on Saturday with the Northwestern Wildcats. After a brutal, heartbreaking loss to Ohio State, the Wildcats journey to Wisconsin to play the defending Big Ten Champion Badgers. Though Northwestern is ranked 19th and Wisconsin doesn’t appear in the rankings, the Wildcats are more than 10 point underdogs.
Read moreNorthwestern’s Ohio Natives Ready to Face Hometown Squad
WNUR’s Preston Michaelson (@PrestonMich) and Alex Lederman (@aplederman) chat with Ohio-born Northwestern Wildcats football players to gauge how they’re feeling about taking on their former in-state squad in the Ohio State Buckeyes this Saturday. This story will air on the WNUR Sports Kickoff Show at 6 p.m. on Saturday, October 5th, prior to kick-off between the ‘Cats and the Buckeyes.
Read moreOhio State Positional Breakdown Preview
WNUR’s Nick Scoliard looks at the Ohio State Buckeyes position-by-position to preview Saturday’s match-up with the Northwestern Wildcats. The most anticipated game in Pat Fitzgerald’s coaching career is coming up this Saturday. Ohio State is coming to Ryan Field, along with Mike and Mike, College Gameday, and hopefully a lot of Northwestern alumni. No matter how much hype is fed
Read moreThe NUmbers Guy: Northwestern versus Syracuse Analysis
WNUR’s Jim Sannes (@JimSannes) takes a look at the numbers behind Northwestern’s 48-27 victory over Syracuse Saturday with notes on Tony Jones, Jeff Budzien and Trevor Siemian. Before the season opener, we heard a lot about the “Bear Raid” offense under Sunny Dykes. Me thinks Northwestern was taking notes. Saturday, in their 48-27 victory over Syracuse, Trevor Siemian and Kain
Read moreWNUR’s Predictions: Northwestern football versus California
The WNUR Sports crew offers their predictions of Saturday’s season opener between the Northwestern Wildcats and the California Golden Bears. Have a prediction of your own? Feel free to leave it below in the comments or tweet @WNURSports to prove that you’re smarter than our – ahem – “experts.” Joe Misulonas (@jmisulonas): Northwestern, 38-21. Cal keeps it close, but the
Read moreNorthwestern Secondary Preview
WNUR’s Tralon Williams (@itsyaboytray) previews the Northwestern Wildcats secondary and tells why fans should have optimism about the unit heading into the season. Coming into the 2012 season, there was a high amount of optimism but one unit seemed to scare the living daylights out of every Northwestern fan: the secondary. Our fears were confirmed the first week of the
Read moreThe NUmbers Guy: An Ode to Northwestern’s Seniors
WNUR Sports Director Jim Sannes @JimSannes takes a look at Northwestern football’s class of graduating seniors and the numbers behind their careers. While reading this article, it is best if you imagine a slow jam playing in the background to commemorate the sadness associated with the departure of Northwestern’s seniors. I prefer this, but you can choose whatever best suits
Read moreGator Bowl Highlights
Check out the highlights from Northwestern’s victory in the Gator Bowl! The ‘Cats won a bowl game for the first time since 1949, beating Mississippi State 34-20. NU finished 10-3, their first 10 win season since 1995. Mike Anders is on the call.
Read moreThe NUmbers Guy: 2012 Northwestern Football Awards
WNUR Sports Director Jim Sannes (@JimSannes): reflects on the 2012 Northwestern football season, presenting awards for Team MVP, Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year, and the Position Unit of the Year. SO MANY EMOTIONS!!! Coach Fitz’s post-game speech made me want to blabber non-sensically for the rest of my existence and just let the tears flow. Having only been
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