The WNUR Sports crew provides their predictions of the victor, score and player to watch for Saturday’s contest between the Northwestern Wildcats and the Syracuse Orange. Zach Kisfalusi (@zKisfalusi): Northwestern, 31-17. Both of these teams are heading in opposite directions. The secondaries of both squads look to be a place of concern, so the player to watch is non-other than
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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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WNUR Sports Director Jim Sannes (@JimSannes) spotlights Northwestern Wildcat football starting center Brandon Vitabile. Vitabile enters the 2012 season as one of the most highly-touted offensive players on Northwestern’s roster. Vitabile touches on his emergence as a starter last season and how different his role will be this year entering Saturday’s season opener at Syracuse. This podcast will air during
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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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Yes, college football season is FINALLY here! To mark the occasion, The NUmbers Guy, Jim Sannes (@JimSannes) is back with his typical wit and humor. This week, he previews Northwestern’s Week One matchup against Syracuse. Photo Obtained From: http://www.chicagonow.com/chicago-sports-guru Welcome back, kiddos, from hopefully a summer filled with puppies, unicorns, barbecue and Carly Rae Jepsen mash-ups. Now, though, it’s time
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