For the last two seasons, a safety has led Northwestern in tackles. This season, the Wildcats don't need to rely on their safeties to make the plays because it rarely gets to them. The starting linebackers...

This has been quite an odd week of preparations for Northwestern. The Wildcats usually know conference opponents pretty well after seeing them on a regular basis on film and the field. However, this...

Northwestern’s 38-7 win over South Dakota was routine in many ways. The Wildcats ran the ball effectively, were accurate in the passing game and kept the Coyotes to less than 250 yards of offense....

A week after giving up nearly 500 yards through the air, the Northwestern defense rebounded against Vanderbilt. The Wildcats kept the Commodores in check for most of Saturday’s game, stuffing running...