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@NUWrestle on X The ‘Cats saw success at their final tournament before Big Ten action. Northwestern recorded a strong end to the year last weekend in the 60th Annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Headlined by a runner-up finish from Maxx Mayfield, the ‘Cats placed five members of the team on the podium in their last tournament before … [Read more...] about Wrestling: Five ‘Cats reach the podium at Midlands Championships

Photo by Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images An inexperienced group of Wildcat defensive backs had some growing pains in an up-and-down 2024 season. After Northwestern’s disappointing 4-8 campaign in 2024, Inside NU is taking a look at each Wildcat position group. Today, we’re closing out the position reviews with the Northwestern secondary, a group that … [Read more...] about 2024 Northwestern football position reviews: Secondary

Matt Marton-Imagn Images Can the Wildcats start off 2025 on the right foot? For the first time in 2025, your Northwestern Wildcats are back in action on the basketball court. After getting its 10th victory of the season over Northeastern on December 29, Chris Collins’ crew will try to get over .500 in the Big Ten for the first time this year against Penn State. The … [Read more...] about Gamethread/How to watch Northwestern vs. Penn State: TV, radio, streaming, betting line, injury report

Matthew O’Haren-Imagn Images Sloppy play and a seemingly endless amount of whistles told the story of this one. The sound of the referee whistle is going to be etched in the head of Wildcat fans for a while after this one. In the opening bout of the new year, Northwestern (10-4, 1-2 B1G) traveled to Happy Valley to take on Penn State (12-2, 2-1 B1G) but suffered a … [Read more...] about Rapid Reaction: Northwestern loses 84-80 heartbreaker at Penn State to kick off conference slate

Northwestern Athletics No. 13 is a legitimate early season All-American contender. Note: To optimally view the visualizations used below, access this article on a computer. With every made basket, flash of quick hands or secured rebound, it feels like Brooks Barnhizer makes history. “There are other great players in the country; I’m not sure anybody is affecting the … [Read more...] about Visualizing basketball through the numbers: Welcome to the national stage, Brooks Barnhizer