Teddy Greenstein

Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald directs his team from the sidelines during the second half of the Big Ten championship against Ohio State in Indianapolis on Dec. 1, 2018.

Our Week 1 college football picks against the spread: Why is Vegas begging you to take Northwestern?

August 29, 2019 at 3:20 p.m.

Hope I didn't blow your college fund last year. I went 52-59-2 against the spread after a 6-3 finish in the Big Ten bowl games. (Did you have to squander...

Northwestern quarterback Hunter Johnson throws in practice Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018, on the Evanston practice field.

6 things to know about Northwestern’s opener at Stanford, starting with the big question: Will it be Hunter Johnson or TJ Green at QB?

August 28, 2019 at 4:01 p.m.

Glorious sunshine. A welcoming breeze. An idyllic temperature in the low 70s to replicate Saturday's predicted game-time conditions at Stanford Stadium. And yet ... Northwestern's lakeside practice field lay uninhabited...

Northwestern's Drew Luckenbaugh (38) celebrates his game-winning field goal in overtime against Nebraska on Oct. 13, 2018, in Evanston.

‘Certain memories you don’t forget’: 10 reasons 2018 was the wildest season in Northwestern history

August 27, 2019 at 12:22 p.m.

It's possible, at least in theory, for Northwestern to have a better 2019 than 2018. But there is no chance the Wildcats will have a wilder season. Show me the...

Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh responds to a question during Big Ten Conference media days in July.

Big Ten preseason power rankings: It’s apparently open season on Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh

August 27, 2019 at 9:16 a.m.

The Big Ten won Week 0 by not being part of the bleep-show that was the Miami-Florida game. We won't have to wait much longer to find out if the...

In this July 19, 2019, file photo, Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald responds to a question during the Big Ten football media days in Chicago.

Northwestern’s Pat Fitzgerald on Andrew Luck’s decision to retire: ‘Our game is something we play; it’s not who we are’

August 26, 2019 at 1:55 p.m.

Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald was watching the Bears-Colts game Saturday with his three boys when news broke about Colts quarterback Andrew Luck's retirement. "One of them said, 'That takes a...

Northwestern clinched the Big Ten West last year with two games to play.

Column: 6 teams can win the Big Ten West (sorry, Illinois). Here are reasons to believe in each of them — and reasons to doubt.

August 20, 2019 at 11:20 a.m.

Northwestern was such an out-of-nowhere Big Ten West champion last year, I'm still not sure it happened. Duke and Akron might feel the same. But the Wildcats defense was that...

Joaquin Niemann reacts to his tee shot on the 17th hole during the final day of the BMW Championship at Medinah Country Club.

5 takeaways from a ‘spectacular ‘ BMW Championship, including crazy-low scores, a tough act for Olympia Fields to follow and Tiny Houses are here to stay

August 18, 2019 at 8:26 p.m.

Justin Thomas was nervous driving to Medinah on Sunday with a six-shot lead. Nobody wants to shrink like Greg Norman did at the 1996 Masters. Thomas scrolled through some texts...

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