For most position groups, losing two of four starters — especially when one played at an All-Big Ten level — is a huge problem. That’s the situation Northwestern’s “Sky Team,” a self-proclaimed...

Football The Wildcats just aren’t very good, and they never were. That’s what I wrote in the middle of the season, after back-to-back blowout losses to Michigan and Iowa scuttled Northwestern’s...

Football TAMPA, Fla. — If one puts faith in predictions, Northwestern’s loss to Tennessee in the Outback Bowl was unsurprising. Tennessee was the heavy favorite; ESPN gave the Volunteers a 77...

Football Even after a standout season, linebacker Anthony Walker doesn’t take any credit for making first team All-Big Ten. Instead, it’s the defense’s award, he said. “I’ll take...

Football CHICAGO — Before Saturday’s game against Illinois, coach Pat Fitzgerald had a simple message for Dan Vitale and Northwestern’s captains. "He just said, ‘Let’s get the hat...