The Northwestern Wildcats, despite sitting key contributors for much of the second half, got a victory over in-state rival Illinois. The Cats now turn their attention to Indianapolis, where they will face Ohio State for the Big Ten Championship. Illinois came to Evanston with nothing more than pride on the line. Their 4-7 record entering Saturday […]
Notre Dame keeps playoff hopes alive in 31-21 win at Northwestern
The gold helmets that are the calling card of Notre Dame football were held high in triumph as the Fighting Irish trotted off Ryan Field in celebration of their 31-21 victory over the Northwestern Wildcats. The classic gold matched up with Northwestern’s throwback numbered helmets was emblematic of the first-half: Tough, grind-away offense that resulted […]
Cats refuse to go away, defeat Nebraska on homecoming
The Northwestern Wildcats seemed down and out Saturday against the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Faced with the daunting task of a 99-yard touchdown drive with two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, it seemed the Wildcats were going to fall short yet again at home. Against all odds, quarterback Clayton Thorson led his team on that march. […]
Explosive plays, turnovers cost Wildcats loss vs Zips
The Northwestern Wildcats fell 39-34 to the visiting Akron Zips on Saturday, bringing them to 1-2 on the season and to a search for in-game consistency. Northwestern scored quickly off a botched Akron punt but otherwise came out of the gates struggling to get going offensively. The defense, however, played with tenacity and the discipline needed […]
Northwestern falls short vs Duke
Wildcats struggle at home against Blue Devils Northwestern running back Jeremy Larkin and wide receiver Flynn Nagel stole the show Saturday at Ryan Field, but it was not enough to lift the Wildcats past the Duke Blue Devils, losing by a score of 21-7. Northwestern started the game strong, marching to the end zone all the […]
2018 Big Ten Football Preview-Day Two
Day two of Big Ten Media Days got underway in Chicago, featuring both the hunters and hunted of the Big Ten. After another day of interviews, plenty was left to unpack in regards to the upcoming season. Iowa Iowa football is synonymous with old-school, smashmouth football. Kirk Ferentz, approaching his Iowa school record 144th win, […]
2018 Big Ten Football Preview-Day One
The annual Big Ten Media Days took place in Chicago this week, and accompanying it came many storylines. With the first day in the books, it’s time to take a look at the teams who met with the press from day one of this year’s gathering. Nebraska New head coach Scott Frost has made it […]
2018 NFL Divisional Playoff Preview
on the Sports Report with Packer Dave, Steve Leventhal, Jeff Rich, and John Poulter Get your 2018 NFL Divisional Playoff Preview with Dave and Jeff. Steve and Dave look at the front office changes in Green Bay and Chicago, along with our special guest Les Grobstein of the Score 670 radio. John updates us on […]
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2018 College Football Championship Preview
on The Sports Report with Packer Dave, Steve Leventhal, and Jeff Rich It’s also the start of the NFL playoffs, so our guest Scott Harrison, who covers the Saints regularly, previews the New Orleans – Carolina Panthers game for us. We’ll look at the other matchups this weekend, as well as give you a preview […]
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The Sports Report – 12/28/17
with Packer Dave, Steve Leventhal, and John Poulter Our end of the year special includes a look at the state of Wisconsin Sports with Andy Dorf, a report on the Winter Baseball meetings from John, a preview of the Rose Bowl matchup between Georgia and Oklahoma from Dan Lynn, and another visit with author Jay […]
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