Northwestern welcomes Saquon Barkley and the #4 Penn State football team to Ryan Field Saturday, providing a chance for the Chicagoland area to see the current Heisman Trophy front-runner in action live and in living color. Barkley is the leading candidate to obtain the coveted trophy at the Downtown Athletic Club come December, according to ESPN College Football Final … [Read more...] about #4 Penn State Football Game Preview vs Northwestern Wildcats
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Trevor Siemian: Denver Broncos QB1 is Huge Northwestern Campus Hero
Northwestern alum and Denver Broncos QB1 Trevor Siemian will be an honorary captain for the Wildcats' Homecoming game against #4 Penn State. Siemian enters the NFL bye week tied for sixth in the league in TD passes, 20th in completion percentage and 19th in yards passing per game. He's also 20th in yards per attempt and 19th in total pass completions. … [Read more...] about Trevor Siemian: Denver Broncos QB1 is Huge Northwestern Campus Hero
Northwestern Football Lakeside Facility a Tremendous Recruiting Tool
On Saturday, a college football pregame show will originate from Hutcheson Field, the Northwestern football practice facility that is located on the shore of Lake Michigan. It's not just metaphorically or practically on the lake shore, it's literally right there, and it's about as picturesque a view as you'll find anywhere in college football. Pictures only tell you so much, … [Read more...] about Northwestern Football Lakeside Facility a Tremendous Recruiting Tool
Pat Fitzgerald: “40% of the Country” Takes Anthem Protests “Out of Context”
The whole point of NFL players taking a knee during the Star Spangled Banner is to protest against racial injustices and police brutality. That message of course has been twisted and perverted by far right extremists, and now spun into the narrative of "spoiled, pampered athletes disrespecting the country that gave them their opportunities." What an individual chooses to do … [Read more...] about Pat Fitzgerald: “40% of the Country” Takes Anthem Protests “Out of Context”
Northwestern Football vs #10 Wisconsin Badgers: Game Preview, Prediction
With only two exceptions (2010: UW 70, NU 23 and 2013: UW 35, NU 6) Wisconsin vs Northwestern football has been an extremely close series this decade. Yesterday, Northwestern football Coach Pat Fitzgerald pointed out how this series is 13-13 over the last 26. It's also a series where the games have been very low scoring, so it's a bit of a surprise to see Las Vegas put such … [Read more...] about Northwestern Football vs #10 Wisconsin Badgers: Game Preview, Prediction
Trevor Siemian “Swagging on Them Boys,” Says London Fletcher
Saturday night, during a stoppage in play at Northwestern's Ryan Field, Trevor Siemian received a major show of support from the home crowd. During a break in the midst of the Wildcats' 49-7 Bowling Green Massacre (#NeverForget) this past weekend, the stadium video board showed a montage of current #B1GCATS in the NFL. For some, like Zach Strief with the New Orleans Saints, … [Read more...] about Trevor Siemian “Swagging on Them Boys,” Says London Fletcher
Northwestern Football Accomplishes Bowling Green Massacre
Yes, KellyAnne Conway, the Bowling Green Massacre is indeed real, but it actually occurred tonight in Evanston, Illinois. The 2017 Northwestern football team went up 35-7 on the Bowling Green Falcons with 2:07 left in the first half, and the massacre was on at Ryan Field. The remaining 32:07 in this game was garbage time, as the outcome was already cemented. The Wildcats, … [Read more...] about Northwestern Football Accomplishes Bowling Green Massacre
Northwestern Football Game Preview: Week 3 vs Bowling Green
Will will finally see a Bowling Green Massacre? Could the figment of KellyAnne Conway's imagination finally be realized at Ryan Field Saturday night? Las Vegas seems to think so as this Northwestern football team are 22 point favorites. Yes, in spite of the Wildcats' complete annihilation at Duke this past weekend, the bookies are backing them to blowout Bowling Green State … [Read more...] about Northwestern Football Game Preview: Week 3 vs Bowling Green
Northwestern Football: Opening Result Similar to Wisconsin Badgers
Northwestern football entered the season with "sleeper" status to win the B1G West division. Almost every single college football pundit who made a prognostication on the division picked the Wisconsin Badgers to win it. Northwestern was essentially the consensus pick to finish second, with some predictors going out on a limb to peg the Wildcats as eventual division … [Read more...] about Northwestern Football: Opening Result Similar to Wisconsin Badgers
Justin Jackson Could End up B1G’s Second All Time Leading Rusher
Northwestern senior running back Justin Jackson passed up Michigan State's Tico Duckett today to become the B1G's 15th all time leading rusher. With 109 yards on 30 carries in NU's 31-20 win over Nevada, Jackson is now 54 yards behind Michigan's Jamie Morris for 14th place. He has two nicknames, "bread and butter" and "the ball carrier," and he should achieve two more … [Read more...] about Justin Jackson Could End up B1G’s Second All Time Leading Rusher