It is always fascinating when a real blue chip NFL prospect plays for a truly awful team. Such is the case with Peter Skoronski, an intensely athletic offensive tackle who protects his quarterback with the best of them. He can also play center and could see himself slotting in at that position too. Northwestern is really bad these days, like back to the 1980s Dark Ages of NU … [Read more...] about Northwestern OL Peter Skoronski to Bears at #9 Makes Perfect Sense
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Sydney and Chase Brown Will Be Day Two Guys in NFL Draft
Happy NFL Draft Eve Illini fans. The Brown twins, Chase and Sydney, will be featured on NFL Network's NFL 360 later tonight. Both Chase Brown and Sydney Brown are poised to be picked, most likely, somewhere in rounds two to four. With the first round on Thursday night, and the second and third rounds on Friday night, the Brown brothers are indeed "day two guys." … [Read more...] about Sydney and Chase Brown Will Be Day Two Guys in NFL Draft
Northwestern Basketball Seeks School Record for Single Season Wins
It would be a very tall order, but this Northwestern basketball team can still match the 2016-17 team in total victories. Currently 21-11, if they reach the Elite Eight, these Cats would have 24 Ws, matching the only other NCAA Tournament team in school history, for the program's record for single season victories. Let's take a look at the path, and how to get through it. … [Read more...] about Northwestern Basketball Seeks School Record for Single Season Wins
Chris Collins Building Hoops History at a Place that Had None
Tomorrow will see Chris Collins achieve his second NCAA Tournament berth, and with that will come much more legitimacy. It will further validate that what he did with Northwestern basketball in 2016-17 wasn't just a fluky one-off. Like Joe Maddon with the Chicago Cubs (108 year World Series title drought) or Collins' football counterpart at Northwestern (64 year bowl game … [Read more...] about Chris Collins Building Hoops History at a Place that Had None
Puppy Crawl: Greatest Big Ten Halftime Show Ever
When it comes to Puppy Crawl, you can have a debate about it. That debate is: "was is is the greatest halftime show in Big Ten Tournament history? Or "was it the greatest halftime show in basketball history?" One can't say a lot good things about how the Illinois Fighting Illini played last night, in their 2023 Big Ten Tournament loss to Penn State. (We already covered that … [Read more...] about Puppy Crawl: Greatest Big Ten Halftime Show Ever
