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Warren: To all the stories I've loved before and never told
Graduation Issue 2021 On a snowy Saturday in January 2019, Vic Law and the men’s basketball team traveled to Madison to take on Ethan Happ and the Wisconsin Badgers. Charlie Goldsmith, Andrew Golden and I traveled to cover the game along with Alison Albelda, who was photographing from the sidelines. Andrew, Charlie and I had... → Read More
Ohio State beats Northwestern football to win the Big Ten Championship
Football INDIANAPOLIS — For a brief moment, No. 14 Northwestern had an opportunity to take absolute control of Saturday’s Big Ten Championship Game. Leading No. 4 Ohio State 10-6 after 30 minutes and receiving the kickoff at the start of the third quarter, the Wildcats started the second half making all the key plays. Graduate... → Read More
7 notes on Northwestern’s offense in Mike Bajakian’s first season
Football Needless to say, Northwestern’s offense last season was unacceptable by all standards. The Wildcats played four different quarterbacks last season who combined for six touchdowns, 15 interceptions and completed exactly 50 percent of their passes as a group. NU averaged just under 300 yards per game, good for 124th out of 130 teams in... → Read More
Saturday is Peyton Ramsey’s moment
Football Peyton Ramsey is a fantastic leader, a savant of the small things and master of the things winners do. Doing that won’t be enough Saturday. To win the biggest game of his life, Ramsey will need to have his moment. Ramsey’s career in purple has been brief, but memorable. He announced his intention to... → Read More
Northwestern football’s defense clamps down after shaky start versus Illinois
Football Two weeks ago, Rocky Lombardi and the Michigan State offense exploited the highly-touted Northwestern defense behind quarterback draws, third-down conversations and a well-planned rushing attack. The Wildcats never were able to sustain adjustments to shut them down. On a very wet Saturday afternoon against rival Illinois, the No. 14 NU (6-1, 6-1 Big Ten)... → Read More
How Northwestern football returned to the top of the Big Ten West in 2020
Football After the conclusion of the most disappointing season in his career, Pat Fitzgerald stood in a small sideroom near the visitor’s locker room at Memorial Stadium in Champaign on Nov. 30, 2019 with notes of excitement in his voice. Northwestern had beaten Illinois to retain the Hat. But the weeks before had taken their... → Read More
Northwestern football and Wisconsin to meet with division on the line
Football For the past four seasons, the winner of grudgefest between Wisconsin and Northwestern went on to represent the West Division at Lucas Oil Stadium for the Big Ten Championship. That streak is likely to continue as the No. 10 Badgers and No. 19 Wildcats face off Saturday at Ryan Field with the top of... → Read More
Northwestern football contains David Bell and Purdue pass attack
Football Heading into Saturday’s important matchup with Purdue, the pregame emphasis from Northwestern fans was on the bout between Purdue’s aerial attack and the Wildcats’ dominating defensive backs. And while All-American Rondale Moore strolled the sidelines in a mask and puffy jacket for the Boilermakers, the battle in the skies over Ross-Ade Stadium was a... → Read More
Ahead of Nebraska vs. Northwestern, will the real NU please stand up?
Football Since Nebraska joined the Big Ten, it has developed a burgeoning rivalry with Northwestern on the gridiron. Only two of the nine games the teams have played since 2011 have been decided by more than seven points, including two overtime games over the past three seasons. But another rivalry between the two fanbases has... → Read More
Pat Fitzgerald earns career win No. 100 in victory over Maryland
Football There’s a new memento to add to Pat Fitzgerald’s trophy cabinet. With a commanding 43-3 victory over Maryland at Ryan Field on Saturday, Fitzgerald became the first football coach to reach 100 career wins at Northwestern. “It’s an honor — it’s humbling,” Fitzgerald said. “It’s about our players. It’s about our staff. It’s about... → Read More
The 9 most memorable season openers in Northwestern history
Football Saturday was supposed to be Northwestern’s season opening game — at Michigan State in the original schedule and at Penn State in the modified schedule. While there will be no Wildcats game to watch, there are more than 130 season openers to look back on and enjoy. From upset victories to high-scoring thrillers to... → Read More
Northwestern Sports Time Machine: An Introduction
Last July, The Athletic’s Grant Brisbee wrote a column entitled “Baseball Time Machine: 20 individual seasons worth going back in time to see” in The Athletic. In the article, Brisbee laments that he was unable to see some of the best baseball players in their prime. “So I’ve built a time machine,” Brisbee writes in... → Read More
Opinion | The forgotten greatness of George Jewett
Sports resonate with us for many reasons. It’s the wins and the losses, the relationships formed, the feeling of shared emotion and, above all, the stories, tales and myths we tell of our own exploits; the acts we’ve watched live or the feats told to us by friends or family. Few stories in college football... → Read More
Opinion | Northwestern lacrosse will get even better
Northwestern’s offense was not supposed to be this good — at least this quickly. In theory, a team losing the leading scorer in school history would result in a drop in offensive efficiency. But, that hasn’t been the case so far for the Wildcats. Although they’ve only played four games, this year’s NU team has... → Read More
Opinion | Northwestern can’t get it right in trying to get students to games
The place to be Monday night was Welsh-Ryan Arena. The No. 19 Northwestern women’s basketball team was playing at home for only the second time in three weeks and were one of the hottest teams in the country heading into the game. But as my friends and I returned to campus, we weren’t talking about... → Read More
Rapid Recap: Northwestern 30, UNLV 14
Football It took almost 53 minutes for Northwestern to score its first points against Stanford. The Wildcats needed less than three minutes Saturday to reach the endzone against UNLV. With five members of the 1949 Rose Bowl winning team in attendance, NU’s offense tallied 442 yards as the Cats (1-1) beat the Rebels (1-2) 30-14.... → Read More
Football Notebook: First two-deep depth chart of the season released
Football Northwestern released its first depth chart of the season Monday, with a starter named at every position except one: quarterback. Coach Pat Fitzgerald had stated throughout the summer no announcement on starting quarterback will be made before the first game, with either senior TJ Green or sophomore Hunter Johnson lining up under center. “I... → Read More
Captured: Northwestern football practices at Camp Kenosha
Every year, Northwestern travels to Kenosha, Wisconsin for more than a week of practicing, learning and team bonding called Camp Kenosha. The tradition dates back to Gary Barnett’s tenure in the 1990s and has become an important part of the Wildcats’ culture. Held on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Camp Kenosha is where... → Read More
Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald says QB battling to start
Football At Big Ten Media Days last month, Big Ten Network announced sophomore Hunter Johnson as Northwestern’s starting quarterback. Johnson may be the favorite to win the job, but the Clemson transfer has not won the job yet. Coach Pat Fitzgerald reiterated that Wednesday at the Wildcats’ Media Day. “The reality is it’s a battle,”... → Read More
Vic Law signs Exhibit 10 contract with Orlando Magic
Men’s Basketball The NBA’s Orlando Magic signed former Northwestern forward Vic Law to an Exhibit 10 contract Tuesday. In addition to signing Law, the Magic also signed DaQuan Jeffries to an Exhibit 10 contract and Amile Jefferson to a two-way contract. Law played with the Magic’s Summer League team in Las Vegas earlier this month.... → Read More