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Northwestern Football: Non-Conference Review

WNUR Sports Director Joe Misulonas (@jmisulonas) looks at the good and bad news from Northwestern’s four non-conference games. Northwestern wrapped up non-conference play Saturday afternoon with a 35-21 victory over the Maine Black Bears. The opening four games for the Wildcats were interesting, to say the least, as the team looked drastically different each week. Here are some thoughts on

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Northwestern Special Teams Preview

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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What If? We are the Champions

WNUR Sports Online Content Director Cameron Songer (@CameronSonger) predicts how Northwestern’s season recap would look if they won the BCS National Championship. January 8, 2014 EVANSTON, Ill— When Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald talked about championships, he wasn’t imagining success like this. One day after the team’s dramatic 24-21 victory over Alabama in Monday’s BCS National Championship Game, the Wildcats

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Joe’s Corner

In this week’s edition of Joe’s Corner, Joe Misulonas discusses Northwestern’s partnership with the Cubs, as well as the football team’s newest recruiting class. The Strange Dichotomy of Northwestern Football There were two big stories in Northwestern football this week. First, Northwestern and the Chicago Cubs announced a five-year partnership that will include five future football games at Wrigley Field.

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