Terry Bannon

Iowa defensive coordinator Norm Parker was chatting with coach Kirk Ferentz recently about Northwestern quarterback Brett Basanez. Parker compared the Wildcats QB to Antwaan Randle El, the former Big Ten...

Freshman Tyrell Sutton took a seat on the bench for eight offensive plays Saturday night after his first-quarter fumble was returned 83 yards for a touchdown by Michigan's Leon Hall,...

Northwestern's dream of a share of the Big Ten title all but died in Saturday night's 33-17 loss to Michigan, dropping the Wildcats into a tie for fifth place with...

Frederic Tarver is getting a second chance in the ever-fluid Northwestern secondary. Tarver is back in the lineup at strong safety now that Brendan Smith is out with a sprained...

One reason for Northwestern's improvement on defense the last two weeks has been the emergence of junior linebacker Nick Roach. Roach missed training camp with a sports hernia. Then his...

Michigan coach Lloyd Carr doesn't want his offense to get too excited about playing Northwestern's defense, last in the nation with an average yield of 504.4 yards a game. "It's...

A day after cracking the national rankings for the first time since 2001, Northwestern entered the BCS standings Monday at 21st. The Big Ten leads all conferences with six teams...

Senior safety Frederic Tarver stepped in for the injured Brendan Smith on Saturday at Michigan State and is in line for playing time Saturday against Michigan. Smith has been declared...

Northwestern's defense handled the Purdue quarterbacking tag team of Brandon Kirsch and Curtis Painter last week but faces a much more daunting challenge Saturday against Michigan State quarterback Drew Stanton,...

Northwestern hasn't won consecutive Big Ten road games since 2000, but the Wildcats will try for two in a row Saturday at Michigan State. NU changed its routine for last...