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Photo by David Banks/Getty Images The two out of conference foes have met surprisingly often over the last four decades. Duke absolutely owns Northwestern. Well, at least it did back in the late 1980s, beating the Wildcats six years in a row from ‘85 to ‘90, and usually winning by a more than comfortable margin. Strangely enough, those were the first six meetings in … [Read more...] about The weird, inexplicable history of the Northwestern-Duke “rivalry”

Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images Northwestern’s quarterback didn’t dazzle in the stat sheet, but he was still instrumental in the Wildcats’ first win After Northwestern’s miscue-laden opening performance against the Michigan State Spartans, things could only improve, effectively. The good news: that was the case against Indiana State this past Saturday, as the … [Read more...] about Hunter’s Heaves, Week Two: A solid, albeit limited, showing against Indiana State

David Banks-USA TODAY Sports These first two games haven’t told us everything about the ‘Cats. Have you ever questioned everything? Sorry, “everything” is a bit broad. I’m not asking if you’ve ever suffered from a mid-life crisis of some sort (if you have, I hope you’re doing better now). Rather, I’m inquiring about whether you, the reader, have ever had so many … [Read more...] about Where Are We Wednesday: Asking a few questions

It hasn’t been the start to the season that the ‘Cats have hoped for. When they began their season just two and a half weeks ago, the Northwestern Wildcats had high hopes of getting off to a quick start. Unfortunately, they haven’t been able to get off on the right foot, as they currently sit at 3-5 overall. The ‘Cats were initially scheduled to open their season against South … [Read more...] about Checking in on Northwestern volleyball

Northwestern Athletics Goals aplenty, until they’re not. After a solid start to the season, the ‘Cats faced three non-conference foes in the past week, emerging with mixed results. The first of the three contests was a Labor Day clash with Missouri-Kansas City, which also happened to be NU’s home opener. UMKC entered the match with an 0-2 record, although both of their … [Read more...] about Men’s Soccer: Feast or famine for the ‘Cats

Fitz and a few players talked to the media ahead of the team’s sojourn to the South. Ahead of their first road trip of the season, Northwestern’s head coach Pat Fitzgerald and three key contributors spoke to reporters Monday to discuss their preparation for the Duke Blue Devils and their performance against Indiana State. The Zoom connection for this week’s presser was a tad … [Read more...] about Duke game week press conference notes

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Cleveland is Wildcat country now. Well, it’s that time of the year again. With the NFL season kicking off this past weekend, it’s now time to check in on how former Northwestern Wildcats are performing in the NFL. Northwestern had a historic draft class last year, with both Rashawn Slater and Greg Newsome II being selected in the … [Read more...] about Northwestern in the NFL week one: Newsome and Slater have impressive debuts

Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports *shudders in Mataeo Durant* After facing FCS program Indiana State, the Wildcats’ schedule now brings them back to Power Five competition, as they head to Durham to take on the Duke Blue Devils. Northwestern has faced Duke six times since Pat Fitzgerald took over as head coach in 2006, so you might already be familiar with the program. They … [Read more...] about Three things to know about Duke

David Banks-USA TODAY Sports The defense and special teams hath awoken. After a truly disappointing loss to Michigan State last Friday, the Wildcats remained at home this weekend and played host to the Indiana State Sycamores, a middle of the road FCS team. Northwestern did away with any potential for an upset early on, going up 14-0 by the end of the first and never … [Read more...] about Five things we learned from Northwestern’s comfortable win over Indiana State