Photo gallery: Football: Northwestern vs. Mississippi State

Meghan White and Kaitlin Svabek
January 1, 2013
Filed under Fall Sports, Football, Multimedia, Photo Gallery, Road to Jacksonville, Sports

Northwestern erased what coach Pat Fitzgerald has constantly called the last negative remaining in the program with a 34-20 victory over Mississippi State in the Gator Bowl on Tuesday. The Wildcats won a bowl game for the first time since they won the Rose Bowl after the 1948 season. It is also the... Read more »

Football: Cisek has fun in unheralded role

Josh Walfish, Gameday Editor
December 23, 2012
Filed under Football, Road to Jacksonville, Sports

There are not many players who have as much fun with college football as Bo Cisek. “He’s the same guy on and off the field,” junior punter Brandon Williams said. “He’s having fun in the locker room, he’s having fun on the field, he’s having fun in practice. Everywhere he goes he’s... Read more »

Protecting the brand: Social media in college athletics

Josh Walfish, Gameday Editor
November 20, 2012
Filed under Fall Sports, Football, Gameday, Sports

Trying to summarize your feelings in 140 characters is difficult enough for your average nobody, let alone when the whole world is waiting for you to screw up. Yet this is the atmosphere student-athletes live in on a daily basis in the 21st century. The NCAA has been late to the game with social media, and... Read more »