Northwestern basketball suffered a very bad loss at home to Illinois State, but they rebounded nicely (both metaphorically and literally) by absolutely putting a whipping stick on the UIC Flames. NU Coach, and local product Chris Collins is in his first year at the helm having served as an assistant at Duke. Illinois-Chicago leader Howard Moore is in his fourth season, having … [Read more...] about Northwestern basketball way ahead of UIC in rebuilding
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Northwestern football and 4 star WR commit are splitsville
Northwestern football no longer has a relationship with 4-star WR recruit Dareian Watkins. The Ohio product de-committed this morning says one outlet. Another outlet claims he had his scholarship pulled. Another outlet is claiming he had his scholarship pulled because he got suspended for two weeks. The overall consensus seems to be he visited Wisconsin, and doing so was … [Read more...] about Northwestern football and 4 star WR commit are splitsville
Northwestern’s Chris Collins knows Champions Classic atmosphere
Chris Collins returns home this college basketball season to take over a program with literally no NCAA Tournament history. He comes from a program that's been as rich as any in the nation the past 30 years or so. The Duke Blue Devils are college basketball blue blood; both literally and figuratively. Northwestern is not. Collins takes over a program that is projected to finish … [Read more...] about Northwestern’s Chris Collins knows Champions Classic atmosphere
NCAA rule prohibits Chris Collins from seeing Duke buddies play in person
Chris Collins takes over a Northwestern team based in Evanston, IL. It's just a 45 minute drive from the United Center, home of the Chicago Bulls. A week from tonight, it's also home to the third annual Champions Classic, a college basketball event that makes the college hoops pre-conference much more exciting. It features Duke, the former team of Chris Collins, along with … [Read more...] about NCAA rule prohibits Chris Collins from seeing Duke buddies play in person
Big Ten Basketball Season Preview
Big Ten basketball season cannot get here fast enough. Especially for someone like me, who covers two college football teams, Northwestern and Illinois who are #10 and #11 in everybody's conference power rankings. Then again college basketball season is always something that never gets here soon enough for me. I prefer college hoops over college football. The two times I … [Read more...] about Big Ten Basketball Season Preview
Melvin Gordon runs into Big 10 MVP race, NFL Draft convo
Wisconsin Badgers tailback Melvin Gordon was already in the conversation for being a first round NFL Draft pick in 2015. If the NFL still believes by that time that running backs are worth taking in the first round. However, given the way Melvin Gordon is tearing up Big Ten defenses now, I think you need to think about Gordon being the 2014 NFL Draft convo. As a redshirt … [Read more...] about Melvin Gordon runs into Big 10 MVP race, NFL Draft convo
Wisconsin vs. #19 Northwestern: brutally honest preview
Neither the Wisconsin Badgers nor the Northwestern Wildcats could knock off the almighty Ohio State Buckeyes. And now the Badgers and Wildcats clash in a battle to decide who's really in the second echelon of Big Ten teams. Wisconsin has won its previous four versus Northwestern at Camp Randall going back to 2004 which includes a 41-9 victory in 2006 and a 70-23 triumph … [Read more...] about Wisconsin vs. #19 Northwestern: brutally honest preview
Northwestern has issues closing out big games
F. Scott Fitzgerald said, via Nick Carraway, the narrator and moral centerpiece of his masterwork "The Great Gastby" that "you can't repeat the past." Unfortunately, Northwestern football is doing exactly that right now. The #15 Northwestern Wildcats had #3 Ohio State right where they wanted them. NU had the nation's third-ranked team on the ropes in the 4th quarter, as they … [Read more...] about Northwestern has issues closing out big games
Northwestern finds go-to receiver in Tony Jones
Northwestern wide receiver Tony Jones career high of 185 yards last week versus Syracuse is the most receiving yards in a game by a Wildcat since Jeremy Ebert had 208 yards against Rice in 2011. Pat Fitzgerald on the breakout performance of Tony Jones: "Well, it's back-to-back weeks that Tony has played at an elite level, an All-Big Ten level. We've got to continue to … [Read more...] about Northwestern finds go-to receiver in Tony Jones
Vegas doesn’t see Pat Fitzgerald as Lane Kiffin successor
Despite all the speculation by local and national media about Pat Fitzgerald being a strong candidate to replace Lane Kiffin at USC, Vegas seems to think otherwise. Now that Lane Kiffin has been axed, and the Trojans gig is now open, all that Pat Fitzgerald to Troy chatter is probably no signal, and all noise. And believe I've been up to my ears in Pat Fitzgerald leaving to … [Read more...] about Vegas doesn’t see Pat Fitzgerald as Lane Kiffin successor