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Content warning: This article mentions sexual assault.  David Braun won’t tell it to you this way, but Northwestern’s third-year head coach is on top of the world. Braun’s Wildcats (4-2, 2-1 Big Ten) waltzed into Happy Valley on Saturday and earned a season-defining 22-21 victory over Penn State, coming back from behind on three separate... The post Kronenberg: Penn State’s … [Read more...] about Kronenberg: Penn State’s James Franklin ouster a cautionary tale for high-flying Braun

Prior to Northwestern’s shocking victory at Penn State on Saturday, graduate student quarterback Preston Stone’s last Beaver Stadium experience was not a positive one.  Relegated to SMU’s backup quarterback slot after a prolific 2023 starting campaign, Stone watched from the sideline as his team “got (their) tails kicked” by the Nittany Lions in the first... The post Football: … [Read more...] about Football: Trading the Lone Star State for the lakeside, Preston Stone settles in as Northwestern’s quarterback

Down goes No. 1.  For the first time since Northwestern’s current juniors marched through The Arch as freshmen, its field hockey team lost a game on home turf, closing the curtain on what had been an undefeated campaign through 11 games. In a 3-2 Monday afternoon loss to No. 8 Princeton, the Wildcats (11-1, 3-0... The post Field Hockey: No. 8 Princeton Tigers out-claw No. 1 … [Read more...] about Field Hockey: No. 8 Princeton Tigers out-claw No. 1 Wildcats, ending 24-game home win streak

Northwestern had a mixed weekend on the road, cleanly sweeping Rutgers in a 3-0 victory Friday, before avoiding a sweep but eventually suffering a 3-1 loss Saturday at Penn State.  The first set against Rutgers was a tight battle for points between the teams’ respective outside hitters the whole way through, especially graduate student outside... The post Volleyball: Wildcats … [Read more...] about Volleyball: Wildcats split weekend road trip against Rutgers and Penn State

With 2023’s 41-13 devastation against Penn State in the back of its mind, a new-look Northwestern entered its most challenging forum yet: Beaver Stadium.  Graduate student quarterback Preston Stone and the ’Cats (4-2, 2-1 Big Ten) blocked out all the noise and dealt the Nittany Lions (3-3, 0-3 Big Ten) another upset in a 22-21... The post Rapid Recap: Northwestern 22, Penn … [Read more...] about Rapid Recap: Northwestern 22, Penn State 21