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The Northwestern football team is not expected to win today vs. Ohio State, but the Wildcats’ odds certainly did not decrease with the latest injury news. Wide receiver Bryce Kirtz, who has missed the last two games due to injury, is set to return for the Wildcats today vs. the Buckeyes. Sources: Northwestern will get […]

The Northwestern football team will take on lowly Purdue today without two of its best players due to injuries. Linebacker Xander Mueller and wide receiver Bryce Kirtz are reportedly both going to miss today’s Big Ten game. “Sources: Northwestern will be without leading wide receiver Bryce Kirtz and second-leading tackler LB Xander Mueller, who are […]

Purdue looks for their first conference win of the year as they face Northwestern. It is time to continue our college football odds series with a Northwestern-Purdue prediction and pick. Northwestern enters the game at 3-5 on the year. After starting 2-1, with wings over Miami (OH) and Eastern Illinois, they would drop four of […]

Northwestern has struggled all year to find consistency, while Iowa has played decent this season. It is time to continue our college football odds series with a Northwestern-Iowa prediction and pick. Northwestern has struggled this season after a great year last year. They are 3-4 and just lost in a blowout at home to Wisconsin. […]

It is a Big Ten conference battle as Wisconsin faces Northwestern. It is time to continue our college football odds series with a Wisconsin-Northwestern prediction and pick. Wisconsin enters the game sitting at 4-2 on the year. They opened up with back-to-back wins over Western Michigan and South Dakota. They would then fall in two […]

We’re set for another betting prediction and pick for this upcoming slate of Week 7 action in College Football. We head to the Big Ten for this next tilt as the Northwestern Wildcats (2-3) take on the Maryland Terrapins (3-2). Don’t miss this classic matchup between familiar foes! It is time to continue our college […]

Indiana and Northwestern play for the first time since 2019 in their Big Ten schedule with the Hoosiers trying to get to 6-0. Indiana is one of the most surprising teams in the nation this year, while Northwestern’s offense hasn’t been able to get going. It is time to continue our college football odds series […]

It is time to continue our college football odds series with a Northwestern-Washington prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Northwestern-Washington. Washington has had tough sledding in the first few weeks of the 2024 season under new head coach Jedd Fisch. The defense has been good, but the extent of regression on the offensive […]

It is time to continue our college football odds series with an Eastern Illinois-Northwestern prediction and pick. Find how to watch Eastern Illinois Northwestern. The Northwestern Wildcats have a familiar problem: It is hard for them to score. They played an ugly, low-scoring season opener against Miami of Ohio. They dug out a win, but […]

The Northwestern football team is 1-1 to begin the 2024 season. The win came in Week 1 against Miami (Ohio) in a close 13-6 game. Week 2 was a tough one as Duke defeated them 26-20 on Friday night in double overtime. However, the offense has gotten off to a slow start, and now head […]

Duke and Northwestern meet for Week 2! It is time to continue our college football odds series with a Duke-Northwestern prediction and pick. Duke enters the game at 1-0 on the year. It was a slower start for Duke as they faced Elon, but they put up a field goal in the first quarter and […]

Football is back and that means we’ll be bringing you our best College Football betting predictions and picks throughout the wild ride of a season. This next matchup takes us to the Midwest as the Miami of Ohio Redhawks take on the Northwestern Wildcats. It is time to continue our college football odds series with […]

The Northwestern Wildcats had been looking for a new athletic director since June. With the start of Northwestern’s football season rapidly approaching, the position has now been filled. Wednesday brought news that Northwestern was “targeting” Villanova athletic director Mark Jackson and that “a deal is expected to come together in the next 24 hours” according […]

The college football offseason is almost over as we are halfway through July. The season will get going in about a month and a half, and college football fans everywhere are eager for the new beginning. College football fever is rampant across the country as we get closer to the season, but also because of […]

Northwestern football revealed on Wednesday that it would host most of its home football games next season at its lakefront soccer and lacrosse facility while the new Ryan Field is built on location of the previous stadium, per Chris Vannini of The Athletic. The Wildcats will play the majority of their matches at the Lanny […]

After a fairly disappointing season that ended on a high note with a Las Vegas Bowl win, the Northwestern football program is ready to recalibrate. The Wildcats first got David Braun to steer the ship. Currently, they are finding the missing pieces to fix their system. Ben Bryant and the offense is going to need […]

It has already been something off a remarkable season for the Northwestern Wildcats as they prepare for their Las Vegas Bowl matchup at Allegiant Stadium against Utah. The Big Ten team started their summer training camp steeped in controversy when a hazing controversy that took place under the regime of former head coach Pat Fitzgerald […]

College football bowl season continues as the New Year’s Six bowl games inch closer. This weekend, college football fans will get to see one of the service academies in action, as well as a Utah team that had College Football Playoff hopes at the beginning of the season before being hit with the injury bug. […]

The Utah Utes take on the Northwestern Wildcats. Check out our Las Vegas Bowl odds for our Utah Northwestern prediction and pick. Find how to watch Utah Northwestern. The Utah Utes and Northwestern Wildcats have both been through quite a ride in 2023. The Utes played their entire season without star quarterback Cam Rising. The […]

As the 2023 college football season quickly comes to a close, with only the bowl season remaining, there were a few teams, as always, that surprised all of us. These were the severely under-the-radar teams that no one really expected to do much given their circumstances, whether that was due to new coaching staffs, lack […]

As the college football regular season concluded last weekend, so did the jobs for many head coaches, either because they were leaving for better opportunities or were fired. Some, like Texas A&M football’s Jimbo Fisher, were let go weeks ago, while Michigan State has been without Mel Tucker since nearly the start of the season. […]

The Big Ten Conference has been centered around all of Ohio State, Michigan, and Penn State. However, the Northwestern football program has been one of the best stories in college football this season. After Pat Fitzgerald was fired for hazing allegations, David Braun finished with a 7-5 record as the head coach for Northwestern, and […]

Ohio State football landed a former Northwestern recruit for its 2024 recruiting class on Thursday. Three-star interior lineman Gabe VanSickle committed to the Ohio State program on Thanksgiving Day. Gabe VanSickle tweeted his commitment to Ohio State football this week. Just a kid from ❌ichigan 🌰🌰#committed @CoachJFrye @ryandaytime @OhioStateFB @CoachSollenne pic.twitter.com/7UC6gJP09O — 𝑮𝒂𝒃𝒆 𝑽𝒂𝒏𝑺𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒍𝒆 (@gabe_vansickle) […]

Northwestern is expected to hire interim head coach David Braun as the school’s permanent head football coach, according to Pete Thamel of ESPN. David Braun took over the Northwestern football program when it was in turmoil after Pat Fitzgerald was dismissed due to a hazing scandal. Since then, Braun has done an incredible job with […]

Maryland looks to get back on track as they face Northwestern. It is time to continue our College Football odds series with a Maryland-Northwestern prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. Maryland comes in at 5-2 on the season. They opened the season 5-0, with two wins in Big Ten play, as they took care of Michigan State […]

Former Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald has reportedly filed a lawsuit against Northwestern president Michael Schill seeking $130 million in compensatory damages, according to Chris Vannini of The Athletic. Northwestern initially suspended Pat Fitzgerald for alleged hazing within the football program, then fired him for cause four days later. Fitzgerald’s claim is that the school’s […]

Former Northwestern football head coach Pat Fitzgerald is taking legal action against the program. Fitzgerald is filing a lawful termination lawsuit against the school, per ESPN senior college football writer Adam Rittenberg. “The attorneys for former Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald have scheduled a news conference Thursday morning in Chicago. Attorneys Dan Webb and Matthew Carter […]

Penn State looks to continue their undefeated season as they face Northwestern. It is time to continue our College Football odds series with a Penn State-Northwestern prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. Penn State enters the game at 4-0 on the season, and the games have not been close. Penn State started the season with a 38-15 […]

No. 6 Penn State football is gearing up to face Northwestern football on the road this weekend, and they’re preparing for the game in a hilarious way. Coach James Franklin is making his team practice without music to get ready for the lack of crowd noise at Ryan Field. Franklin also joked that the quiet […]

The Minnesota Golden Gophers take on the Northwestern Wildcats. Check out our college football odds series for our Minnesota Northwestern prediction and pick. Find how to watch Minnesota Northwestern. This is a game in which bettors will not trust the team they think will win. They will distrust the team they think will lose. Minnesota […]

Northwestern visits a Top-25 opponent as they face Duke. It is time to continue our College Football odds series with a Northwestern-Duke prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. Northwestern enters the game with a 1-1 record. It was an ugly loss to start the season. They fell 24-7 to Rutgers in the first game of the year. […]

The Northwestern football program had a tough opening to the season on Sunday, falling 24-7 to Rutgers at SHI Stadium, and despite a non competitive game, interim head coach David Braun said that it was a relief to get back out on the field after a turbulent summer as a result of hazing allegations that […]

It was a disappointing start to the Northwestern football season, but it was not unexpected. In the team’s first game since a hazing scandal cost former head coach Pat Fitzgerald his job, the Wildcats (0-1, 0-1 in the Big Ten) cdropped a 24-7 decision to Rutgers. Quarterback Ben Bryant tried to take on much of […]

It’s been a rough stretch lately for Northwestern football fans, to say the least. But interim coach David Braun is asking fans to keep the faith despite a discouraging season-opening loss to its Big Ten conference mate Rutgers. “You want to come root for the ‘Cats, and support them, show up at Ryan Field.” Braun […]

Following the Northwestern football hazing scandal and firing of Wildcats coach Pat Fitzgerald on July 10, the team underwent anti-hazing training in the offseason. Northwestern athletic director Derrick Gragg gave a press conference Sunday and praised the team for its cooperation. All Northwestern athletic teams will complete the training before the start of their seasons. […]

It’s time for some college football action as the Northwestern Wildcats face off with the Rutgers Scarlett Knights. We are here to share our college football odds series, make a Northwestern-Rutgers prediction and pick, while showing you how to watch. The Wildcats went 1-11, including 0-8 in the Big Ten conference. Now, they are hoping […]

The past year has not been kind to Northwestern football. The Wildcats opened up the 2022 season with a huge upset win against Nebraska football in Dublin, Ireland as big underdogs. However, things quickly went downhill from there. Northwestern did not win another game after that and finished the 2022 season with a 1-11 record. […]

Former Northwestern football head coach Pat Fitzgerald was fired on July 10 in the wake of the Northwestern football hazing scandal. Now, dozens of former athletes are coming to the former coach’s defense, saying that the school did not give Fitzgerald his due process before it let him go. “By willfully ignoring due process, Northwestern […]

As the Northwestern football hazing scandal rages on, former Wildcats head coach Pat Fitzgerald is back to coaching football, but his new role with the Loyola Academy Ramblers is a massive step down from his formerly lofty perch in the Big 10. Fitzgerald will spend the 2023 football season as a volunteer assistant coach for […]