No, this story does not end with a pair of Medill grads talking about their time covering NFL. Instead, it’s Barry Cofield (’06), defensive tackle for the Giants, and Luis Castillo (’05), defensive end for the Chargers — two friends who have found success as NFL linemen.

This year’s wide receivers contribute heavily to the team’s success and have begun to build a reputation.

With the season winding down, it’s time to look at the bowl outlook for each Big Ten team.

How Northwestern athletes manage to succeed both in the classroom and on the field.

“What are you doing??? We pay you $50,000 a year to catch that!”
“Why the hell is there a half-naked chick on the field twirling a baton? She doesn’t belong there. Get her off the field.”
“Hurry up and win. I want to go to the parking lot and drink more.”
“Fuck that Gopher, Willie! FUCK HIM!!!”
“What does [...]

College athletes know that fame comes with a price.

Problems within the NFL may hurt the chances of professional football hopefuls from colleges all over the country.

Ohio State and Wisconsin blank their opponents, while Iowa, Illinois and Minnesota also see easy victories.

It’s almost too easy to predict what’s going to happen in a Northwestern football game. The ‘Cats will play one half of tremendous football that makes you step back and think, “Hey, that’s a good team.” Then there’ll be a crucial injury and everything will unravel.
That’s what happened Saturday evening when Northwestern hosted Penn State [...]

The ‘Cats are gearing up for future bowl games in important recruiting cities.

Ohio State, Penn State and Iowa all rolled over very formidable opponents, while Northwestern and Purdue won in the battle of who was worse.

Tribune columnist Teddy Greenstein said that losing the Valero Alamo Bowl last year against Missouri was a lost opportunity for attention and exposure. The ‘Cats need to have high impact victories to impress analysts from Sports Illustrated and ESPN.

Though it seemed headed towards a blowout loss for most of the first half, Saturday’s homecoming game concluded as arguably the greatest win of the season for the Northwestern Wildcats. On Saturday, the Cardiac ‘Cats pulled off a school-record 25 point comeback to defeat Indiana 29-28.
After trailing from 20 seconds into the first quarter, Northwestern [...]

Learn about everything from the basic rules of some of Northwestern’s favorite sports to the current teams’ stats.

Superback Drake Dunsmore could be a hero for Northwestern’s football program.