Articles Tagged: Northwestern Wildcats

Take the ‘L’ train, get an Italian beef sandwich, then go into the Friendly Confines of Wrigley Field and hope you have a decent view of the Iowa-Northwestern game.

The Gazette’s Pick ‘Ems panel has score predictions for three games every week during the college football season. This week’s picks include Iowa vs. Northwestern, Kansas vs. Iowa State and Nebraska vs. Michigan State.

David Braun was just months into his job as defensive coordinator of the Northwestern football team when a hazing scandal broke out that cost head coach Pat Fitzgerald his job. The 33-year-old Braun was named interim head coach partly because he wasn’t at the school during the scandal. Despite a seemingly impossible situation, Braun has led the Wildcats to four wins, three more than last season.

Fun Facts for Saturday’s Iowa football game against Northwestern at Wrigley Field. The Wildcats are 0-2 all-time in the Friendly Confines. The Hawkeyes are 0-0.

Iowa will take on a Northwestern team that has outperformed its very low preseason expectations through eight games at Wrigley Field.

Iowa football’s Nov. 4 game against Northwestern at Wrigley Field will kick off at 2:30 p.m., the team announced Monday. The game will air on NBC’s Peacock streaming service.

The Mel Tucker situation/firing at Michigan State is just the latest lowlight involving the Big Ten’s football coaches.

The Gazette’s Pick ‘Ems panel returns for the 2023 college football season. This week’s picks include Iowa vs. Utah State, Iowa State vs. UNI and Rutgers vs. Northwestern.

The Iowa field hockey team hosted Northwestern in an exhibition ahead of the 2023 regular season at Grant Field in Iowa City on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023.

Iowa head football coach Kirk Ferentz reiterated this week he has “great respect” for ex-Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald despite hazing allegations at Northwestern that cost Fitzgerald his job and prompted multiple lawsuits from former players.

Interim Northwestern head football coach David Braun faces a difficult situation as he leads the Wildcats following a hazing scandal that included allegations of coerced sexual acts.

Northwestern added another nice win to its resume, while the shooting was icy and nothing else was good for Iowa in an 80-60 loss Sunday.

Iowa would tie Northwestern for second place in the Big Ten with a win in Evanston Sunday, while the Wildcats try to keep nipping at Purdue’s heels.

How to watch Sunday’s Iowa men’s basketball game at Northwestern. The Wildcats are coming off one of their most-glorious weeks in many a moon.

Iowa’s Nov. 4 game against Northwestern will be at Wrigley Field instead of Northwestern’s Ryan Field.