Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images While there’s certainly some positives, most of these grades will be well below the desired target. If I were to have written a four week report card for Northwestern football last year after the Minnesota win, the ‘Cats would have done just fine. There would have been no expectation of the Dean’s List, especially after the drubbing … [Read more...] about Four week Northwestern football report card: who’s acing, who’s failing?
Big Ten Power Rankings, Week 5
Photo by Ric Tapia/Getty Images The rankings have been shaken up once again with last week’s results. With another week of Big Ten football in the books, including some huge conference matchups in Ann Arbor and Lincoln, the power rankings continue to shift. Here’s how things stand heading into Week 5: 1. No. 3 Ohio State Last Ranking: 1 Result: Defeated Marshall … [Read more...] about Big Ten Power Rankings, Week 5
Five things to watch for in Big Ten Football this weekend
Dylan Widger-Imagn Images The ‘Cats aren’t playing, but the rest of the conference will entertain It’s Northwestern’s bye week, but the Big Ten schedule rolls on with a packed slate of eight games this weekend. There are certainly a few that probably aren’t worth watching (Oregon at UCLA comes to mind); but there’s plenty to follow this weekend for Big Ten fans. Here’s … [Read more...] about Five things to watch for in Big Ten Football this weekend
Big Ten rooting interest: Which teams Northwestern fans should root for during the Wildcats’ bye week
Photo by Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images At least Northwestern can’t lose. Northwestern has the week off but college football fans definitely do not. With Big Ten play officially in full swing, you might find yourself conflicted on who to root for. Even with the ‘Cats tough loss last week at Washington, it’s still early enough in the season where Wildcat … [Read more...] about Big Ten rooting interest: Which teams Northwestern fans should root for during the Wildcats’ bye week
Lausch’s Launches: A terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day
Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images Yikes... just yikes. Welcome back to the film room everyone. After a solid victory over Eastern Illinois, Northwestern traveled out west to Seattle to kick off Big Ten play against Washington. They say when it rains it pours, and Seattle feels like the most likely place for that statement to be true. In his second start at quarterback, … [Read more...] about Lausch’s Launches: A terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day