For Northwestern WR Kyle Prater, "it's now or never." (Apologies to Elvis Presley on that) He had a breakout game Saturday, 87 yards receiving and his first collegiate touchdown. Unfortunately, it came in a very bad loss to a mid-major school, so it was a very bittersweet day for Prater. "Unfortunately, I had to get my first touchdown with a loss, but like I said I'm … [Read more...] about Northwestern WR Kyle Prater needs to be team’s “star” now
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Arizona Diamondbacks give tryout to Northwestern Medill graduate
I became intrigued with Bo Schultz some time back, not entirely for his baseball talent because it was said he was not a major league prospect, but largely in that he came out of the prestigious Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern and was likely to become a baseball journalist. It seemed writing might take center stage sooner rather than later because of his projected … [Read more...] about Arizona Diamondbacks give tryout to Northwestern Medill graduate
Northwestern student reads book in stands at Iowa game (photo)
Here's a post that just reinforces all stereotypes. A Northwestern student brought a book to Ryan Field to keep himself occupied during a college football game versus the Iowa Hawkeyes. After the jump, you can see him reading it in the stands during crunch time. The fan responded on the comment threads in the original post, and informs us the book is sports related- "The … [Read more...] about Northwestern student reads book in stands at Iowa game (photo)
Northwestern’s Venric Mark punt return TD (video)
When Venric Mark of Northwestern returned this punt 75 yards for a TD, the Wildcats took an 11 point lead at Penn State. It looked like NU might get their first 6-0 start since 1962 and Pat Fitzgerald would get his first win over PSU. But the NU defense collapsed in the second half, tired from being on the field most of the day, as Penn St. dominated time of possession, and … [Read more...] about Northwestern’s Venric Mark punt return TD (video)
Is Northwestern for real?
You may say it’s too early to talk of such things and that I need to calm down after only one conference game in the books, but this could be a great year for the Wildcats! Their 5-0 record may not have come against the best of opponents (Syracuse, Vanderbilt, Boston College, South Dakota, Indiana), but Northwestern has shown the ability to score, almost on demand. They have … [Read more...] about Is Northwestern for real?
