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Halftime Reaction

By Greg Mroz Illinois 26, Northwestern 7 Turnovers: Coach Fitz always preaches winning the turnover battle, and Northwestern committed four of them in the half alone. Two interceptions from Zack Oliver along with two Oliver fumbles gave Illinois a plethora of scoring opportunities. The Fighting Illini got the football inside the red zone on five consecutive possessions, and […]

1st Quarter Reaction

By Greg Mroz Illinois 13, Northwestern 0 Offensive Penalties: Both Northwestern and Illinois had penalties that forced their offenses into 3rd and long situations. In particular, Illinois had an offensive pass interference call on Mike Dudek, who didnt even catch the pass, negate a pass that would have put Illinois at Northwestern’s 35 yard line. A […]

Pregame Quick Hits

By Greg Mroz Here are three things to watch for before NU faces Illinois 1. Injuries for Northwestern will be critical. Kyle Prater listed as doubtful appeared on senior day in street clothes. Prater was Siemian’s main target in the Notre Dame and Purdue games. It will be very interesting to see who becomes Zack […]

Northwestern Dominates Purdue in 38-14 Win

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana — Northwestern followed up last week’s upset of No. 18 Notre Dame with a one-sided 38-14 victory over Purdue at Ross-Ade Stadium Saturday afternoon. The Boilermakers made it easy for the Wildcats in the first half, turning the ball over four times (one interception, three lost fumbles). Northwestern first takeaway came when […]

Northwestern vs Purdue: 3rd Quarter Recap

The Purdue offense picked up where it left off in the third quarter, at least to some extent. They steadily fed running back Azeem Hunt the ball, making their way to the NU 17-yard line. But linebacker Anthony Walker and defensive lineman Dean Lowry sacked Austin Appleby on third down, forcing the field goal unit […]

Northwestern vs Purdue: First Half Recap

After an awful couple weeks for Tony Jones, the senior wide receiver found redemption in the form of a 64-yard punt return touchdown about a minute into the second quarter. On the next Purdue possession, safety Ibraheim Campbell forced and recovered yet another Akeem Hunt fumble. But after a failed attempt on 4th-and-1, quarterback Trevor […]

Northwestern vs Purdue: 1st Quarter Recap

The opening minutes of the game were weird, to say the least. Nine seconds in, quarterback Trevor Siemian threw an interception to Purdue’s Danny Ezechukwu. Two plays later, Jimmy Hall picked off an Austin Appleby pass that deflected of a receiver’s helmet. A couple nice runs by Justin Jackson and Treyvon Green – the latter […]

Northwestern Basketball to Play in 2015 CBE Classic

Northwestern will join North Carolina, Missouri and Kansas State in next year’s CBE Hall of Fame Classic, according to CBS Sports. The event, happening on Nov. 23, 2015, and Nov. 24, 2015, will be held in Kansas City, Mo.

SportsNight (11/20/2014)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sG2aqLyUosE Noah Fromson and Mike Marut finish the fall quarter with a bang in this final show of the season.