NORTHWESTERN RUMORS & GOSSIP

2013 Preseason Top 25 Players: No. 14, Kain Colter

If you like throwback football then you'll love what's coming up today on our Big Ten Top 25 Players countdown that's for sure!  Northwestern football is under a huge renaissance, in fact they are dangerously close to becoming the glory years of Wildcats football. Gone are the days of "Lake the Posts" being a chant because of any win, replaced by...
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Worth the Wait, Northwestern’s Gator Bowl rings

It had been a painfully long time coming for the Northwestern Wildcats. Northwestern had not won a bowl game since the 1948 season, with a Rose Bowl victory. Since then the purple cats had been 0-9 in postseason games before last season. Northwestern’s 34-20 Gator Bowl victory over Mississippi State was a fitting way to snap the drought after some close calls the previous seasons...
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10 Greatest Northwestern Wildcats (since 1967)

10 Greatest Northwestern Wildcats (since 1967)
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15 days ago  |  Discuss

Northwestern baseball plays at Wrigley Field

On Saturday at Wrigley Field, the Northwestern Wildcats took on the Michigan Wolverines in the first game at Wrigley since a contract was signed between the Cubs and Northwestern to allow a variety of NU varsity teams to play at Wrigley, including baseball, softball, lacrosse, and football. Northwestern won the game 6-0, and the star of the day was starting pitcher Luke Farrell...
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April 22, 2013  |  Discuss

B1G Spring Football Preview: The Northwestern Wildcats

With the college basketball season officially coming to an end yesterday, fans can completely turn their attention back to football. Good, we’re glad you’re back. Maybe some of you never really left? Maybe some of you have been waiting night and day for our next B1G spring preview? Maybe ya just can’t get enough of the pigskin? We at Know It All Football know how you feel and we’ve got...
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April 09, 2013  |  Discuss

Northwestern hires Duke assistant Chris Collins as new basketball coach

After firing Bill Carmody, the Northwestern Wildcats went out and hired the guy they wanted in Duke assistant and Chicago native Chris Collins.
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March 27, 2013  |  Discuss

Northwestern set to interview Chris Collins next week

While Duke is en route to Philadelphia for their 29th NCAA Tournament appearance in the last 30 years, Northwestern University is making a strong push to hire Duke Associate Head Coach Chris Collins. Chicago Tribune’s Teddy Greenstein is reporting that the school has one interview set up with a coaching target, and the former Duke shooting guard is him. Also: I’m told Chris Collins...
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March 20, 2013  |  Discuss

Don't go a changing Northwestern

Change - it's the buzzword around the Northwestern program right now thanks to the firing of long time basketball head coach Bill Carmody yesterday and rightfully so. However, there is a bit of a disturbing trend to what some mean when they use the word "change." That's the beauty of the English language after all, one word can mean so many different things...
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March 17, 2013  |  Discuss

Carmody not returning to Northwestern

Sometimes the simplest of statements are the most profound and that's what we got out of the Northwestern Athletic Department as they announced the firing of Bill Carmody as their men's head basketball coach.  Northwestern University Vice President for Athletics and Recreation Jim Phillips has announced that Bill Carmody will not return as the head coach...
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March 16, 2013  |  Discuss

Northwestern fires coach Carmody

Bill Carmody will not return as Northwestern's coach next season, ending a 13-year run in which the Wildcats raised expectations but failed to reach their first NCAA tournament. The school announced the move on Saturday. Carmody ranks among the most successful coaches at Northwestern with a 192-210 record. With their Princeton offense and 1-3-1 zone defense, the Wildcats usually...
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March 16, 2013  |  Discuss

Northwestern coach Bill Carmody fired after 13 seasons without an NCAA Tourney berth

The Northwestern Wildcats have fired coach Bill Carmody after 13 years and not a single NCAA Tournament berth to show for it.
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March 16, 2013  |  Discuss

Northwestern Wildcats 2013 Spring Football Preview

Last season was historic for Northwestern Wildcats everywhere. Pat Fitzgerald led his alma mater to its first bowl win since the 1949 Rose Bowl....
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February 27, 2013  |  Discuss

Northwestern returning to Wrigley Field

1060 West Addison, Chicago, Illinois – Wrigley Field is one of the most storied venues in all of sports. The bleacher seats, hand-turned scoreboard and the ivy covered outfield walls are some of Chicago’s most well known landmarks. Since 1914, Wrigley Field has been home to legendary sports figures like Ernie Banks, Ryne Sandberg, Sammy Sosa, and Harry Carey. Now, Wrigley field...
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February 04, 2013  |  Discuss

Northwestern F Crawford to miss rest of season

Northwestern forward Drew Crawford has a torn labrum in his right shoulder and will have season-ending surgery, a major blow for the Wildcats. The senior is eligible to seek a medical hardship waiver. In a statement released Friday, coach Bill Carmody says Crawford aggravated a previous injury in September and tried to play through it. The shoulder didn't respond the way they...
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December 14, 2012  |  Discuss

Northwestern thrilled after holding onto late lead

The Northwestern Wildcats hope they can finally move on from their fourth-quarter struggles. After holding on for a 23-20 victory over Michigan State on Sunday, the Wildcats are very much in the mix for a quality bowl bid at the end of the season. Northwestern (8-3, 4-3 Big Ten) blew fourth-quarter leads in losses to Penn State, Nebraska and Michigan, so the Wildcats had reason...
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November 18, 2012  |  Discuss
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