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Big Ten men’s basketball offseason recap
The college basketball offseason will never be the same. What used to be a mild, high-school-recruit-focused six months has now turned into a mad dash, with coaches like Northwestern’s Chris Collins scrambling to rebuild its rosters after waking up to find it has just three returning players. Combine that with the fact that this is […]
Three keys to Northwestern vs. Michigan State
Before the season started, most fans circled Northwestern’s trip to East Lansing as a toss-up, must-win game for bowl eligibility. Before the season started, the media pitted Northwestern as the 14th-best team in the Big Ten. Before the season started, most sportsbooks projected Northwestern at 5.5 wins. Now, entering Week 7, the preseason projections couldn’t […]
Big Ten Power Rankings: Week 6
Week 6 was a pivotal week for the Big Ten, with teams like Purdue and UCLA making massive jumps with their victories. Here’s how our power rankings changed based on this week’s results: 1. Ohio State (AP No. 4, Coaches No. 5) 5-1 | 3-0 B1G Last Week’s Ranking: 1 Movement: 0 Ohio State left […]
The Northwestern Field Hockey Notebook: Full circle heartbreak
Two shocking losses, separated by 363 days, have a couple commonalities. Same opponent, wearing the same uniforms, beating Northwestern by the same scoring margin. But the most important commonality between the two games is this: both these games, for the first time, have proven the Wildcats to be vulnerable. NU was 11-0 before its first […]
Michigan State game week: David Braun presser notes
Head coach David Braun had a media availability Monday afternoon to address the upcoming Michigan State game. Here are our notes, with some edited for clarity: Braun on Ball State win: The truth is, we didn’t play a complete game against Ball State. There was good, there were lulls, there was bad, there was a […]
Balling out — Charlie’s Film Room Week 6
Northwestern handled Ball State this past weekend and finds itself ranked at No. 25 in the AP Poll — the first time the Wildcats have been ranked since the end of the 2020 season. Although the Cardinals aren’t the most formidable of opponents, there are some things on tape from Northwestern that looked new, at […]
Set Point #8: Losing is becoming the standard
It was two sets to two as Northwestern and Maryland headed into the fifth and final set on Saturday. College Park was on its feet as two of the Big Ten’s basement dwellers traded haymakers, trying anything to improve their chances of making the postseason conference tournament. The Terrapins dominated the first and third sets, […]
The Low Block, Week 8: Deja Vu
Does anybody remember what they were doing on the night of Oct. 24, 2025? It’s OK if you don’t exactly remember, it’s a pretty innocuous date on the calendar. A Google search on events that happened that day won’t provide too many interesting results, unless you live in Ireland, where they had a presidential election. […]
Pitch Perfect, Week 9: The final stretch
31 seconds. That is all the time it took for the Northwestern Wildcats to concede a goal to Maryland in an eventual 2-1 loss Sunday. 59 minutes. That is the average time it took the ‘Cats to respond to goals against Maryland and, three days prior to that, in a 3-2 loss to Rutgers. The […]
Three takeaways from Northwestern’s 31-point bashing of Ball State
Earlier this week, entrenched in the hype on social media surrounding ESPN’s new Nick Saban docuseries, I stumbled upon one of his best speeches from his time as head coach at Alabama. “And they ran through our ass like shit through a tin horn,” said Saban, recalling when his 2011 national championship team at Bama […]
Field Hockey: NU beats No. 6 Iowa, loses first game of season to No. 10 Princeton
The ‘Cats are no longer undefeated. Northwestern (13-1, 4-0 B1G) split it games against two NFHCA top 10 opponents this past week, beating No. 6 Iowa 2-1 at home before dropping its first game of the season, falling on the road 2-1 to No. 10 Princeton in overtime. On Friday, the ‘Cats returned to Lakeside […]
Northwestern’s QB1 is here
It was third-and-8 for Northwestern from the Ball State 30-yard line less than three minutes into the second quarter. The Wildcats were up 14-0, but Ball State had been moving the ball and consistently taking advantage of defensive lapses. In no way was it a must-convert situation for NU to win the football game, but […]
Volleyball: Northwestern goes 0-2 this weekend falling to No. 11 Penn State and Maryland
The Wildcats continue to struggle as they had another 0-2 weekend. The ‘Cats entered the week on a four-game losing streak; after losing both on the road this weekend, they brought that to six. Not only is it six straight losses, but it’s six disastrous conference losses. The Wildcats started the weekend in College Park, […]
Men’s Soccer: Aaron O’Reilly’s lone goal not enough to propel an upset win over No.14 Washington
On the road to the Chinook State, Northwestern (5-5-1, 2-3 B1G) came within 11 minutes of a statement win against No. 14 Washington (6-3-2, 3-1-1 B1G) before two late goals doomed the Wildcats to a second straight defeat. Washington started sloppily, committing five fouls in the first 13 minutes. Northwestern, on the other hand, looked […]
Stock up, stock down for Northwestern’s blowout win over Ball State
Northwestern took care of business against Ball State with a 45-14 homecoming victory. The offense came out firing and continued to show the brilliance it did last week in the statement win against Penn State. However, the game wasn’t picture perfect, as Ball State was able to take advantage of some of the ‘Cats weaknesses […]
Rapid Reaction: Northwestern drubs Ball State for a 45-14 homecoming victory
Northwestern (4-1, 1-1 B1G) took care of business in Evanston on Saturday in front of thousands of alumni. On a homecoming weekend where the 2000 Big Ten Champion Wildcats were honored, David Braun’s squad stomped out Ball State (1-5, 0-2 MAC), 45-14, in a showing of dominance fit for the memory of that season’s head […]
Cross Country: Northwestern earns 11th place at the Nuttycombe invitational
Competing against a stacked field of 33 top teams from around the country, Northwestern, ranked No. 22 in the USTFCCCA national rankings and No. 5 in the regional rankings, finished 11th in the Nuttycombe Invitational. The team traveled to Madison, Wisconsin, to race at the invitational named after Ed Nuttycombe, the winningest cross country and […]
Swim and Dive: NU swept by top 5-ranked Indiana, Texas in Bloomington tri-meet
Part of trying to build a nationally competitive program is facing the best competition the country has to offer, and that’s the challenge a rising NU swimming program was faced with on Friday. Coming off of wins in its season-opener against Miami (OH), Northwestern was no match for two of college swimming’s perennial powerhouses at […]
Gamethread/How to watch Northwestern vs Ball State: TV, radio, streaming, betting line, injury report
Northwestern hosts Ball State on Homecoming Weekend for the first-ever game day Saturday at the new Ryan Field. Broadcast Information Location: Ryan Field (Evanston, Illinois) Game Time: 11:30 AM CT TV: Big Ten Network WGN Radio 720 AM Streaming: Big Ten Plus and FOX One Odds NU -35.5, O/U 52.5 (via FanDuel) Northwestern Injury Report […]
ROUNDTABLE: Northwestern vs. Ball State predictions
Coming off a thunderous 34-13 victory over Penn State in the New Ryan Field opener last week, Northwestern (3-1, 1-1 B1G) is set to play its third and final non-conference game on Saturday against Ball State (1-4, 0-2 MAC). The game will kickoff at 11:30 a.m. CDT and be televised on Big Ten Network. Here’s […]
Notes from Big Ten MBB Media Day
All the best sound bites from Big Ten MBB Media Day in Rosemont. Some of these quotes have been edited for brevity and clarity. From Northwestern Junior forward Angelo Ciaravino about stepping into a leadership role with the team: “Being here for two years and being under guys like Brooks and Nick and Ty and […]
Women’s Soccer: Despite late surge, Northwestern bested by Rutgers, 3-2
In a tale of two halves, Northwestern Women’s Soccer (5-6-3, 3-3-1 B1G) continued its road struggles, falling to Rutgers (4-5-3, 3-4-0 B1G) 3-2 on Thursday to kick off the second half of B1G play. NU fell behind early, and despite a valiant effort to make up ground, it got outplayed in the dying moments of […]
Five takeaways from Northwestern men’s basketball at 2026 Big Ten Media Day
Chris Collins, Jake West and Angelo Ciravino ushered in a reinvented Northwestern roster on Thursday, addressing the media at Big Ten Men’s Basketball Media Day in Rosemont. They had plenty to say. After a max exodus in the transfer portal this spring — nine players from last season’s roster leaving, two players exhausting their eligibility, […]
Notes from Big Ten WBB Media Day
All the best sound bites from Big Ten WBB Media Day in Rosemont. These quotes have been edited for brevity and clarity. From Northwestern Casey Harter on what is being carried over from McKeown to Berube: “I feel like it’s rather new. I feel like a lot of defensive principles are pretty similar, program to […]
Five takeaways from Northwestern women’s basketball at 2026 Big Ten Media Day
Basketball season is nearly here, which means it’s time for one of the most anticipated days of the year: media day! Inside NU and the rest of the media heard first from Big Ten coaches and players, including first-year Northwestern head coach Carla Berube, senior guard Casey Harter and junior guard Xamiya Walton, on Wednesday […]
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