WNUR’s Jim Sannes (@JimSannes) takes a look back on Northwestern football’s non-conference slate of games and grades the team in four separate categories. What was the worst case scenario prior to the 2013 Northwestern football season? An injury in the already thin secondary? Kain Colter or Venric Mark going down? Trevor Siemian cutting his ridiculous head lettuce? Well, all of
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WNUR Sports Director Jim Sannes (@JimSannes) investigates the Northwestern quarterback conundrum between Kain Colter and Trevor Siemian. Both Colter and Siemian played well in Week 1 against Syracuse, so why did Northwestern head coach Pat Fitzgerald decide to forego Colter in favor of Siemian on the final drive? Fitzgerald addressed the decision in a teleconference with the Big Ten on
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WNUR staffer Josh Walfish (@JoshWalfish) takes a look at the Northwestern punt return team, more commonly known as the “jet” team around the facilities at Ryan Field. Northwestern punt returner Venric Mark had a Northwestern-record 134 punt return yards against Syracuse, including an 82-yard touchdown return, but who does Mark credit with his success? Walfish provides the answer to this
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WNUR Sports Direcor Jim Sannes (@JimSannes) breaks down Northwestern’s 42-41 victory over the Syracuse Orange by giving the Three Up/Three Down for the ‘Cats. The fact that I am still fully functioning and able to write this column may go down in history as one of the most unpredictable medical marvels of all time. The ups and downs of Saturday’s 42-41 victory
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The Cardiac ‘Cats returned in true nail-biting form for the first game of the 2012 season, beating Syracuse in a 42-41 thriller. (Photo courtesy of Hans Pennink, Associated Press) The Cardiac ‘Cats did it again. The Northwestern Wildcats (1-0) fought off the Syracuse Orange (0-1) at the last possible minute in a 42-41 win Saturday afternoon, pulling ahead with a
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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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