1. Northwestern’s strengths aren’t good enough to mask its weaknesses The story of Saturday’s 23-15 loss to Northern Illinois was one step forward, two steps back for Northwestern. For every time...

What began as a lumbering tale of two flat offenses ended in an implosion of Northwestern's defensive line in the Wildcats' and Northern Illinois' first meeting since 2005. NU's clunky 23-15 loss in...

The bad news The score tells you everything you need to know about this game: it’s been ugly. Northwestern’s passing game has been especially hard to watch, marred by the same inaccurate throws...

Football season is finally upon us. Check out our staff’s predictions for Northwestern in 2014.  BOBBY PILLOTE: NU will have a winning record and will make it to a bowl game this season, but don't...

Northwestern football released its depth chart Monday for the season opener against California scheduled for Saturday. (See NU's full depth chart here.) Most noticeably, the chart is missing the name...