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Pound the Talk: Tim Beckman and Clayton Thorson
Clayton Thorson is NU’s starter and Tim Beckman is out at Illinois. Let’s talk about it.
Read moreNorthwestern vs Illinois and the rivalry game that isn’t
No matter how hard Tim Beckman tries, Illinois vs Northwestern still doesn’t feel like a real rivalry.
Read moreBig Ten Preview: Illinois Fighting Illini
Issues abound for the Fighting Illini, both on and off the field.
Read moreIs Northwestern “Chicago’s Big Ten Team?”
Northwestern is selling itself as Chicago’s Big Ten Team, but do their rivals to the South have a better claim on that title?
Read moreBig Ten Team Profile: Illinois Fighting Illini
Before the 2013 college football season kicks off, WNUR Sports will bring you coverage of Northwestern and the rest of the Big Ten. Today, WNUR Sports Online Content Director Cameron Songer (@CameronSonger) breaks down the Illinois Fighting Illini. The good news for Illinois football? A lot of the team’s offensive production returns, and this season can’t be much worse than
Read moreB1G Ten Ballin’: The Gridiron Squad
In this week’s edition of B1G Ten Ballin’, WNUR’s Greg Mroz reflects on the Big Ten football season. B1G Ten Ballin: The Gridiron Squad Volume 14: The Culmination Now is the time where we would want to as Big Ten fans sit back and reflect on the season. Yet I want to take a different approach to it as the
Read moreThe NUmbers Guy: Northwestern vs. Illinois Analysis
WNUR Sports Director Jim Sannes (@JimSannes) analyzes Northwestern’s 50-14 drubbing of Illinois Saturday by the numbers and questions the motivational strategy of Illinois coach Tim Beckman. To say I was nervous when Illinois took a 7-0 lead seven minutes into Saturday’s game would be a gross understatement. The Illini had just capped off an 11-play, 78-yard drive with a Donovonn
Read moreIllinois Preview: Interview with Pat Fitzgerald
Earlier this week, Northwestern Wildcats head football coach Pat Fitzgerald sat down with WNUR Sports Directors Jim Sannes and Zach Kisfalusi to preview the ‘Cats’ match-up with the Illinois Fighting Illini. Coach Fitz talks about Northwestern’s victory over Michigan State, the 2012 class of seniors in their last home game, Big Ten expansion and the intensification of Northwestern’s rivalry with
Read moreWNUR’s Predictions of Northwestern football vs. Illinois
The WNUR Sports staffers offer their picks for this Saturday’s match-up by previewing their predictions of the victor, the final score and a player to watch as the Northwestern University Wildcats take on the University of Illinois Fighting Illini. Jim Sannes (@JimSannes): Northwestern 31, Illinois 13. If Northwestern doesn’t win this game by 15+ points, I will be incredibly sad.
Read moreBig Ten Ballin’: The Gridiron Squad
Volume 2: Movin Like Bernie (Photo courtesy of Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) As I sat back and took in the first weekend of college football, I was intrigued with a lot of what went on. From the blowouts to the down to the wire finishes, it could not feel better to have Big Ten football back in action. Yet for me,
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