This was not the season that Northwestern basketball fans expected. It certainly wasn't the campaign that any of them wanted. NU heads into Senior Night, tonight, as a lowly first-day-of-the-Big-Ten-Tournament team. This happens with regularity during the era of Chris Collins as Northwestern basketball coach, and that is absolutely not where you want to be, at all, as a … [Read more...] about How Northwestern Basketball Can Still Salvage this Lost Season
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Northwestern Football Offseason Hasn’t Been Ideal Thus Far
Northwestern football added just one player on National Signing Day, yesterday, but the real story of this offseason remains the loss of Brandon Joseph to Notre Dame. He's just the 14th all-time consensus All-American in Northwestern football history, and he's the Wildcats' best overall player. In transferring to the Irish, he now has a much better chance at winning a … [Read more...] about Northwestern Football Offseason Hasn’t Been Ideal Thus Far
Illini Basketball Escapes Northwestern: Notes, Quotes, Nuggets, Tidbits
This was Big Ten West football, in basketball form. It was a rock fight to be sure, but that's what it takes some times if you're going to win a high major conference title. Maybe that really is in the cards for this Illini basketball team? #24 Illinois emerged victorious 59-56 tonight, largely on the strength of Kofi Cockburn and his 22 points, on 10-17 shooting. He also … [Read more...] about Illini Basketball Escapes Northwestern: Notes, Quotes, Nuggets, Tidbits
Johnny Davis Top Concern as Northwestern Hosts #8 Wisconsin
Wisconsin guard Johnny Davis is considered a front-runner for Big Ten Player of the Year, National Player of the Year awards and a NBA Draft Lottery prospect. He leads the top ten ranked Wisconsin Badgers into Evanston tonight to take on the up-and-down Northwestern Wildcats. NU is coming off their massive upset victory at #10 Michigan State on Saturday. The Wildcats took … [Read more...] about Johnny Davis Top Concern as Northwestern Hosts #8 Wisconsin
#10 Michigan State Basketball at Northwestern FYIs, Stats, Info
Michigan State basketball began the season flying under the radar, unranked for most of the preconference portion, but they're back on the map now. Ranked in the top ten once again, in both polls, the Spartans look like they'll be a major factor in the Big Ten race this year. The New Year's slate, where conference season really gets started in earnest, sees MSU visit … [Read more...] about #10 Michigan State Basketball at Northwestern FYIs, Stats, Info
Pete Nance, Son of NBA Legend Larry Nance, Improving Draft Stock
Pete Nance is the son of three time NBA All-Star and 1984 Slam Dunk champion Larry Nance, and should his senior season at Northwestern go well, he could conceivably follow both his father and his older brother to the league. Larry Nance Jr., currently with the Portland Trail Blazers, has been in the association since the Los Angeles Lakers selected him in the first round in … [Read more...] about Pete Nance, Son of NBA Legend Larry Nance, Improving Draft Stock
Six Leading Candidates to be the Next Notre Dame Head Coach
Brian Kelly has bolted Notre Dame for LSU, and now we have to wonder what's next. Kelly at Louisiana State is an odd hire, a strange fit to be sure, but why not embrace the strangeness of the silliest silly season ever. Not even to conference championship Saturday yet and we're already talking about a new hire at USC as well as openings at Notre Dame and Oklahoma. The domino … [Read more...] about Six Leading Candidates to be the Next Notre Dame Head Coach
Illini Football Game Preview: LOLHAT Contest vs Northwestern
Happy rivalry week college football fans! All Thanksgiving week and weekend we'll see local rivalries renewed and in state battles waged across this great country of ours. It all culminates on Saturday, Nov. 27, with a loaded week 13 slate which includes the Northwestern Wildcats at the Illinois Fighting Illini. Let's preview the Land of Lincoln Hat Trophy (or LOLHAT) game, … [Read more...] about Illini Football Game Preview: LOLHAT Contest vs Northwestern
Wrigley Field Has Been Unkind to Northwestern Thus Far
It was 11 years, to the exact day actually that Northwestern lost 48-27 to Illinois in Wrigley Field. A decade has passed and the stadium has been renovated and improved upon, but it was a very bad result, once again, for the home team as Northwestern fell 32-14 to Purdue. The Boilermakers covered, and if you're into Betting sites, then you know the visitors were favored by 11 … [Read more...] about Wrigley Field Has Been Unkind to Northwestern Thus Far
#19 Purdue at Northwestern: Wrigley Field Game Preview
The Northwestern Wildcats will host the #19 Purdue Boilermakers on Saturday at the historic Friendly Confines of Wrigley Field. Unlike the first, and only previous time that the Wildcats played at the venue, this game will utilize both end zones. It won't be a both teams drive the same way, and the "losers walk" kind of thing. Both teams will be on the same sideline however. … [Read more...] about #19 Purdue at Northwestern: Wrigley Field Game Preview