When Northwestern takes the field Saturday night at Vanderbilt they'll do so without Corey Wootton, who's now graduated and moved on to the Chicago Bears. The stud defensive end was a key player for the Cats for four years, and one of the most dominant defensive linemen in the program's history. But life goes on in 2010, and the adjustment won't be as difficult as one might … [Read more...] about Northwestern Rebuilds D Line after Loss of Wootton
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Northwestern will have presence in 2010 NFL Draft
Tonight and tomorrow figure to be to the most intriguing portions of the NFL Draft for Northwestern fans. DE Corey Wootton has been projected as an early-mid second rounder in most NFL mock drafts, and QB Mike Kafka projects as a 3rd-5th rounder. … [Read more...] about Northwestern will have presence in 2010 NFL Draft
Northwestern Named Fiesta Bowl Team of the Week
By Paul M. Banks From the Football Writers Association of America press release DALLAS (FWAA) - With their 17-10 win at No. 4 Iowa, the Northwestern Wildcats (6-4) are the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team of the Week for games of the weekend of Nov. 7, as chosen by the board of the Football Writers Association of America. Trailing 10-0, the Wildcats forced four … [Read more...] about Northwestern Named Fiesta Bowl Team of the Week
DE Corey Coreysaurus Wootton leads Northwestern’s Defense
By Paul M. Banks In 2008, Northwestern finished just one win shy of the school record. They found success primarily because of their defense, as the ’Cats set a single-season defensive rushing record, holding their foes to 126.4 yards per game. Ahead of the previous school record from the Wildcats’ mythical 1995 Rose Bowl season. Newly installed defensive coordinator Mike … [Read more...] about DE Corey Coreysaurus Wootton leads Northwestern’s Defense