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Stock up, stock down from Northwestern’s explosive 42-14 defeat of Rutgers
A triumphant victory for the Wildcats. From start to finish, Northwestern kept the pedal to the metal on the Scarlet Knights, hopping out to a quick 21-3 lead and holding onto that margin the rest of the way. It’s another Big Ten win for the ‘Cats, one that adds to its College Football Playoff campaign, […]
Rapid Reaction: No. 24 Northwestern trounces Rutgers in a 42-14 home win.
It was a family affair in Evanston. No. 24 Northwestern (6-1, 3-1 B1G) seized a parents’ weekend victory over Rutgers (2-5, 1-3 B1G) on Saturday afternoon, further proving its AP top-25 dominance. Including Northwestern’s most first-quarter points in a conference game since 2011, Caleb Komolafe and Griffin Wilde made the ultimate duo in the dominant […]
Men’s Soccer: Northwestern draws out against two of the top-10 teams in the nation
Northwestern (5-5-3, BIG 2-3-2) entered this week in eighth place in the Big Ten with six points in five games of conference play. There first match of the week took place in Evanston on Monday when it took on the No. 10 UCLA Bruins (9-3-1, BIG 3-3-1). The Bruins had been averaging 1.86 goals per […]
Northwestern Men’s Basketball Player Previews: The transfers
Northwestern entered the offseason in rebuilding mode, returning just three players from its 2025-26 season. With eight incoming transfers and little film on the team, head coach Chris Collins plans to attack the Big Ten with size, experience and a feeling of mystery. Entering his 14th season, Collins has established an astounding foundation in Evanston, […]
Swim and Dive: Northwestern’s men and women sweep Notre Dame
Northwestern swimming and diving got back on its feet on Friday, with its men’s and women’s teams both picking up resounding wins over Notre Dame. The ‘Cats returned home to the Norris Aquatic Center in hopes of a bounce-back performance, after dropping its first losses of the season against top-5 ranked Indiana and Texas in […]
Gamethread/How to watch Northwestern vs Rutgers: TV, radio, streaming, betting line, injury report
Northwestern welcomes Rutgers to new Ryan Field on Family Weekend as the Wildcats look to become bowl-eligible. Broadcast Information Location: Ryan Field (Evanston, Illinois) Game Time: 11 AM CT TV: Peacock, NBCSN Extra WGN Radio 720 AM Streaming: Peacock Odds NU -15.5, O/U 58.5 (via FanDuel) Northwestern Injury Report OUT – DB Robert Fitzgerald, DB […]
ROUNDTABLE: Rutgers vs. No. 24 Northwestern predictions
A red-hot Northwestern squad (5-1, 2-1 B1G) returns to Ryan Field after gutting out an ugly three-point victory over former head coach Pat Fitzgerald and Michigan State, and a red-hot Inside NU prediction cohort (credit to Jackson Pick last week for the spot-on call) is ready to talk about where this team is headed. Bowl […]
If you want to beat the champs, you better knock them out
Things looked less than stellar for the Wildcats as the buzzer sounded for halftime. The No. 1 Terrapins were outshooting the hosts 4-2 and had effectively punched NU in the mouth by converting off of both of its penalty corners to start the game. NU hadn’t registered a shot since Olivia Bent-Cole’s first quarter equalizer, […]
Northwestern women’s soccer falls to Illinois in its fifth straight loss
Traveling to Champaign last night, Northwestern (5-8-3, 3-6-1 B1G) hoped to end their four-game losing streak in hopes to keep its Big Ten Tournament chances alive. And while the ‘Cats played a great game for about 70 minutes, soccer games are 90. Against their in-state rival, the Wildcats had an evenly matched game against Illinois […]
The Northwestern Field Hockey Notebook: Redemption time
After a heartbreaking defeat in New Jersey, Northwestern field hockey has its feet under itself once again. A dominant win over No. 11 Indiana is the “get-right game” that Tracey Fuchs and friends needed this deep into the season. In Bloomington, NU put on a clinic on both sides of the ball: bottlenecking defense in […]
Too close for comfort — Charlie’s Film Room Week 7
That was a doozy. Northwestern almost lost to Michigan State in East Lansing, but a blocked field goal late plus an impressive drive with no timeouts got the Wildcats into position for a Jackson Kleather game-winning field goal (shoutout Jackson Pick). While I didn’t clip it off this week because it would have been a […]
Northwestern Women’s Basketball Player Previews: The transfers
Northwestern has gotten used to having new faces in the building, as in the offseason it welcomed in new head coach Carla Berube, who coached Princeton’s women’s basketball team the past seven seasons, and a total of seven new players, with four of them being transfers. The transfers choosing to play under coach Berube in […]
Three keys to Northwestern vs. Rutgers
Coming off a nail-biting win against Michigan State, Northwestern has its eyes set on another Big Ten opponent, Rutgers, this week. A win on Saturday would have Northwestern sitting at 6-1, making it bowl eligible by Week 8 for the first time since 2012. The Wildcats will host the Scarlet Knights at the new Ryan […]
Rutgers game week: David Braun presser notes
Northwestern Football head coach David Braun had a media availability Monday afternoon to address the upcoming game against Rutgers and recap the win over Michigan State. Here are our notes, with some edited for clarity: Braun on Michigan State win: “A really exciting road win in the Big Ten against a great opponent, but a […]
Set Point #9: A Big Ten gauntlet
Northwestern hasn’t won a game since Sept. 18. That’s over a month. That’s 33 days. That’s more than 45,000 minutes. Back then, Northwestern’s school year hadn’t started. Northwestern football was viewed as one of the worst teams in the Big Ten. This column had hope for the volleyball season. Now, Northwestern is in a terrifying […]
The Low Block, Week 9: Confusion and frustration
I’m going to preface by saying two things. For one, I will not be talking much in depth about the UCLA game outside of the result of it. I haven’t had time to give it the substantive analysis it properly deserves. I will be mentioning it in result only, because I think the result in […]
Golf: Women shine out west, men stumble down the stretch in Georgia
Northwestern’s golf programs competed coast to coast this week, with the women heading west and the men heading east. The women had a strong outing at the Stanford Intercollegiate, finishing fourth, ahead of five ranked programs, while the men opened strong before falling to 10th at The Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational. Here’s what […]
Big Ten Power Rankings: Week 7
In a week where it felt like every highly ranked team in the country added a loss to its resume, the Big Ten fared better than most, ending the week with three teams ranked in the top 10 of the AP Poll. Here’s where every team stacks up after a chaotic Week 7 of college […]
Pitch Perfect, Week 10: Farewells
Wow, we are into the double digits of this column’s existence! Thanks for sticking with me throughout this tumultuous season. It felt as though USC, the fourth-from-bottom team in the Big Ten, pulled some sort of Trojan horse act on Saturday against Northwestern women’s soccer. On their own senior day, the ‘Cats ultimately fell 3-0 […]
Doug Collins’ homecoming sours as Northwestern falls to Illinois State in exhibition
Sunday was supposed to be a wholesome homecoming. It was a full-circle moment for Doug Collins, Illinois State’s all-time leading scorer and the father of Northwestern head coach Chris Collins. He served as an honorary coach for both his alma mater and the team his son now leads, spending the first half on the Redbirds’ […]
Three takeaways from Northwestern’s tense 24-21 win over Michigan State
Two days have passed and I still cannot believe that Northwestern won that football game. Saturday was a day where the ’Cats did more things wrong than they did right. It allowed its go-ahead field goal attempt late in the second quarter to be blocked. It allowed Michigan State’s Crishon McCray to break free downfield […]
Rapid Reaction: Northwestern collapses during second half in 70-64 exhibition loss to Illinois State
Illinois State pulled off an upset over Northwestern on Sunday in Normal, Illinois, as the Wildcats struggled with turnovers and offensive glass, winning 70-64. The exhibition loss marks Northwestern’s return to on-court action after a relatively mediocre 2025-26 season, in which they bowed out in the third round of the Big Ten Tournament to Purdue. […]
Gamethread/How to follow Northwestern men’s basketball vs. Illinois State: Radio, live updates, injury report
Northwestern men’s basketball heads south for its first exhibition game of the 2026-27 season, taking on the Illinois State Redbirds in Normal, Ill. Head coach Chris Collins has a personal stake in the game, coaching for the first time on Doug Collins Court in CEFCU Arena, named after his father, who holds the all-time scoring […]
Northwestern football wins ugly, and that might be the best sign yet
The Wildcats’ teams of the past drop this game. They’d find a way to lose, usually in the most agonizing manner available. It looked like that was inevitable in the dying moments of this one. And yet, despite failing on a fake punt from its own 28-yard line in a tie game, on the road, […]
Men’s Soccer: The Wildcats get a draw after a late defensive miscue
Northwestern put forth a strong performance against Big Ten rival Penn State to get its record back to .500 for the year. The game ended 1-1 after both teams scored in the second half, yet the Wildcats seemed to be the team clawing their way to the draw. Within the first 10 minutes of the […]
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