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EVANSTON, Ill. -- Pat Fitzgerald doesn't deny the hard evidence, but he also feels there's more to Northwestern's case. Yes, the Wildcats have seen their wins total drop in each of the past three seasons, from nine in 2008 to eight in 2009 to seve...

Spring practice is just around the corner, but there was plenty of action on the field at the NFL combine this weekend in Indianapolis. While the evaluations continue today and Tuesday, several position groups have completed their testing. Let's t...

It's time to pass out grades for the Northwestern Wildcats. OFFENSE: B+ If you're looking for reasons why Northwestern fell short of preseason expectations, don't blame this unit. The offense did its part, finishing second in the league in yard...

In case you missed it, Brian and I released our 2011 All-Big Ten team on Friday. It's always interesting to look back where the selections ranked as recruits coming into college. I took a look at the ESPN Recruiting database to check out where eac...

Wisconsin's Jacob Pedersen and Northwestern's Drake Dunsmore are among the eight semifinalists for the John Mackey Award, given to the nation's top tight end. The Big Ten is the only conference with multiple semifinalists. Pedersen, a sophomore, h...

This time, Northwestern held onto a halftime lead. The Wildcats simply couldn't be stopped on offense. Northwestern didn't exactly slow down Indiana, but it didn't need its defense today in a 59-38 victory, its first in Big Ten play and its first ...

It's not a typo. That's a halftime score. You shouldn't be too surprised after watching Indiana and Northwestern play defense this season. As expected, it has been an offensive shootout so far in Bloomington, and Northwestern has gotten the bet...

Apologies for posting this a bit late, but four Big Ten tight ends appear on the midseason watch list for the John Mackey Award, given to the nation's top tight end. They are: Drake Dunsmore, senior, Northwestern Jacob Pedersen, sophomore, W...

As promised, it's time to rank the Big Ten's top tight ends entering the 2011 season. Unlike wide receiver, a position loaded with clear-cut No. 1 options, the tight end group has a few more question marks. Standout players like Wisconsin's Lance ...

Northwestern 2010 overall record: 7-6 2010 conference record: 3-5 (T-7th) Returning starters Offense: 9; defense: 7; kicker/punter: 1 Top returners QB Dan Persa, WR Jeremy Ebert, LT Al Netter, C Ben Burkett, TE Drake Dunsmore, DE V...

The spring superlatives series, which examines the strongest and weakest position groups for each Big Ten squad in spring ball, continues with Northwestern. Strongest position: Wide receiver/tight end (superback) Top returnees: Jeremy Ebert ...

Here are three keys for Northwestern heading into its TicketCity Bowl matchup against Texas Tech. 1. Help out Evan Watkins: I think Northwestern got a little too comfortable letting Dan Persa work his magic on offense. Then when Persa got hurt, th...

Wisconsin's Lance Kendricks and Iowa's Allen Reisner have been named semifinalists for the John Mackey Award, given to the nation's top tight end. Kendricks leads the Badgers in receptions (31), receiving yards (473) and receiving touchdowns (4). ...

It's time to take a look back at Week 10 before peeking ahead to Week 11. Team of the week: Michigan. The Wolverines are at least the Big Ten's "one-third of a team of the week" after a historic offensive performance against Illinois. Rich Rodrigu...

Northwestern has issued its official injury report for Saturday's road game against Indiana. OUT RB Scott Concannon, hip LB Roderick Goodlow, knee (out for season) OL Evan Luxenburg, knee QUESTIONABLE RB Jacob Schmidt, ankle Schm...

EVANSTON, Ill. -- The wind is blowing to the northeast, and the heavy rain is supposed to hit soon here at Ryan Field. A couple of pregame notes: Northwestern junior superback Drake Dunsmore went through warm-ups after tweaking his ankle in pr...