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...

Check out our staff's predictions for Northwestern's game against Northern Illinois University. ROHAN NADKARNI: Northwestern 31, NIU 20 Pat Fitzgerald coaches a great game and Northwestern wins...

The Cardiac Cats are back. Confirming multiple stereotypes about its athletic programs at the same time, Northwestern (0-1) lost its season opener 31-24 to Cal (1-0) on Saturday at Ryan Field in simultaneously...