When you look ahead, beyond today's 21-7 win over Rutgers, Northwestern has two very winnable games, and probably a third potentially winnable game, remaining. (Minnesota 10/30, Purdue 11/20, @ Illinois 11/27). They also have a triad of very likely losses in: @ Michigan 10/23, Iowa 11/6 and @ Wisconsin 11/13. So what they did today was absolutely crucial, as they entered … [Read more...] about Northwestern Season Not Over Yet, Rutgers Win Potentially Salvaging
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Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Northwestern Wildcats Game Preview
Saturday sees Northwestern hosting Rutgers in a match-up that isn't the most exciting possible on paper. However, it is one with a lot of historical connotation. These are the two Big Ten programs, ovet the course of history, which have provided us the worst squads of all time in 1981 northwestern and 2019 Rutgers. This is a topic we've looked at before, and hey, why not … [Read more...] about Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Northwestern Wildcats Game Preview
Northwestern’s Pat Fitzgerald Believes His White Sox Will Win ALDS
Northwestern head coach Pat Fitzgerald hails from Orland Park, Illinois, a southwestern Chicago suburb that is hard core White Sox country. While he has donned a Cubs jersey in public (when he sang the 7th inning stretch at Wrigley Field), Fitzgerald makes no secret of his preference for black and white. He has said in the past that he truly believes an all Chicago World … [Read more...] about Northwestern’s Pat Fitzgerald Believes His White Sox Will Win ALDS
Where Northwestern Football Has Gone Wrong in 2021
Move over 2019, as it appears we might have a new "worst Northwestern football team of the Pat Fitzgerald era" in the making. No team needed a bye week more so than the Wildcats, who have tomorrow off and an extra week to prepare for Rutgers. In losing 56-7 at Nebraska last Saturday night, the Cats surrendered the most yards (657) ever allowed in the 16 years that have … [Read more...] about Where Northwestern Football Has Gone Wrong in 2021
#10 Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Purdue Boilermakers Game Preview
This week brings a sense of symmetry and symbolism as Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly will tie Knute Rockne for most wins in school history should he defeat the opponent in front of him on Saturday. That opponent is the Purdue Boilermakers, the very first team he faced as ND coach back in 2010. “I see it a little differently," Kelly said of the approaching milestone. "It … [Read more...] about #10 Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Purdue Boilermakers Game Preview
Northwestern Quietly Blows Out Indiana State on 9/11
It certainly wasn't exciting by any means, but winning comfortably, in any way shape or form, is exactly what you wanted to do today if you're the Northwestern Wildcats. They did just that, cruising past FCS foe Indiana State 24-6, with only a late, garbage time touchdown from the Sycamores preventing a Wildcats shutout. Coming off a decisive defeat at the hands of Michigan … [Read more...] about Northwestern Quietly Blows Out Indiana State on 9/11
Northwestern Wildcats vs Indiana St. Sycamores Game Preview, Prediction
It's quite possible that Northwestern football is just keeping up its semi-annual tradition of starting very slowly. The list of September games NU never had any business losing, during the 2000s and 2010s seems to get a bit longer by the year, but you know that they always course correct, and the story ends well. The 2016 team started 1-3, including a very unsightly loss to … [Read more...] about Northwestern Wildcats vs Indiana St. Sycamores Game Preview, Prediction
Quick Guide to the Top College Football Teams of 2021
American Football is a national pastime. More than baseball, it's America's obsession, with the Superbowl being a near-religious experience. However, many die-hard fans already know where the true heart and soul of football exists. College football has long held the attention of the American public, and for a good reason. The teams are more localized, as is the experience … [Read more...] about Quick Guide to the Top College Football Teams of 2021
Northwestern Has No Answer for Stud MSU RB Kenneth Walker III
Northwestern All-American Safety Brandon Joseph said at the Monday Zoom media availability that his team was going to have to be ready to stop "number 9, the Wake Forest transfer" when they welcome in Michigan State on Friday night. It's a vast understatement to say that things didn't go according to plan for the Wildcats tonight as Walker ran wild and the Spartans romped … [Read more...] about Northwestern Has No Answer for Stud MSU RB Kenneth Walker III
Michigan State Spartans at Northwestern Wildcats Game Preview
The Northwestern Wildcats host the Michigan State Spartans on Friday night in the season opener for both teams. It's also the latest installment in a series that's spawned numerous wild and wacky games, as well as a few milestones and records. The 2017 meeting took three overtimes to decide, as NU won at home 39-31. The Cats ruined State's Homecoming in 2016, winning 54-40 … [Read more...] about Michigan State Spartans at Northwestern Wildcats Game Preview