Skip Myslenski

Running back Jason Wright, Northwestern's leading rusher, will not practice Tuesday as he tries to recover from multiple injuries. The most serious is a sprained left ankle, which he turned...

The night before Northwestern's upset of Wisconsin on Saturday, its defensive players gathered with coordinator Greg Colby. They normally review game film at these sessions, but they decided to just...

There will be a classic bit of push-meets-shove when Wisconsin visits Ryan Field on Saturday. The Badgers defense is surrendering 96.5 rushing yards per game, fifth in the Big Ten...

Safety Louis Ayeni is set to return to the Wildcats' lineup when they play host to No. 20 Wisconsin on Saturday at Ryan Field. The fifth-year senior, who has been...

Northwestern linebacker Patt Durr is familiar with Matt Schabert, who will start Saturday for Wisconsin in place of injured starting quarterback Jim Sorgi when the Badgers play at Northwestern. Schabert...

Wisconsin's visit to Northwestern on Saturday will be the Badgers' first appearance at Ryan Field since 1999, when they beat the Wildcats 35-19. The game left an impression on fifth-year...

The Big Ten has four backs who rank among the country's top 25 in rushing yards--No. 8 Chris Perry of Michigan (122.7 ypg), No. 9 Fred Russell of Iowa (121),...

Among the Wildcats freshmen there is a fullback from Alaska, a wide receiver from California, a center from Texas and a linebacker from Florida. But there is not one player...

With no game Saturday, Northwestern won't practice until Thursday. The Wildcats will work on the fundamentals they labored to master in the preseason. "There are times we can look as...

The biggest play in Northwestern's victory Saturday at Indiana was turned in by Mark Philmore, whose 60-yard punt return midway through the fourth quarter set up his team with a...