Terry Bannon

With two losses in the last three games, Northwestern's seniors know the Wildcats are in no position to take Illinois lightly in Saturday's regular-season finale at Champaign. "They took us...

TV/radio: 11 a.m. Saturday; WLS-Ch. 7, WGN-AM 720, WNUR-FM 89.3. Line: Ohio State by 19. Records: Northwestern 6-3, 4-2 in Big Ten; Ohio State 7-2, 5-1. Series: Ohio State leads...

Northwestern's defense will face major challenges Saturday from Ohio State quarterback Troy Smith, who has thrown 10 touchdown passes in his last four games, and running back Antonio Pittman, who's...

Last week's record: 11-3 Season record: 81-49 OFF THIS WEEK: BENGALS, SAINTS, CHARGERS, TITANS GAMES ON TV (AND RADIO) 49ers (2-6) at Bears (5-3) Noon Sunday WFLD-Ch. 32 (WBBM-AM 780)...

Special teams is a point of emphasis this week as Northwestern prepares to face one of the nation's leading kick returners, Ohio State's Ted Ginn Jr., Saturday. Northwestern is last...

Before last year's game against Ohio State, linebacker Adam Kadela was in a bad mood. The Dublin, Ohio, native was out for the season with a broken leg and would...

Acknowledging "our kids know we got away with one Saturday," Northwestern coach Randy Walker lectured the Wildcats that there is plenty of room for improvement after their 28-27 win over...

With two weeks to go in the regular season and bowl eligibility clinched, Northwestern has some fine-tuning to do. "There were a lot of things we could do better," coach...

Northwestern coach Randy Walker is considering staging a contest between his two junior punters during Saturday's game against Iowa. "I may make an almost play-by-play decision," Walker said. Ryan Pederson...

Linebacker Tim McGarigle needs six tackles Saturday against Iowa to become Northwestern's all-time leader. "I might look back on it in 20 years and be proud of it, but right...