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The Northwestern Field Hockey Notebook: Setting Preliminaries
The back-to-back national champs begin their quest for a third consecutive national title and fourth in program history. As always, more focused position breakdowns will be coming from Inside NU in the coming weeks, but for now, we take a broader look at what the roster will look like when the ‘Cats take on VCU […]
2026 Northwestern Football Know Your Opponent: Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Northwestern’s third game ever in the new Ryan Field welcomes Rutgers to Evanston on Oct. 24. The last time the Wildcats faced the Scarlet Knights was to open the 2023 season, in which Rutgers won 24-7 in Piscataway. The Basics Returning Production: 47% overall (49% offense, 46% defense); 92nd in FBS 2025 Record: 5-7 (2-7 […]
Northwestern in the WNBA: Burton’s Case for More, Coffey’s Next Test
Back in May, Inside NU wrote about how Golden State’s Veronica Burton and Minnesota’s Nia Coffey — the only former Northwestern Wildcats playing in the WNBA — were both entering crossroads in their careers, despite sitting on opposite ends of their careers. Two games into the season, that seemed like a reasonable assumption. But now […]
When the WLL came to Evanston, Northwestern lacrosse came home
The national anthem stretched on for what felt like forever. Long, electric guitar riffs that hung in the humid Evanston air, bouncing off the lake and reverberating through the temporary bleachers at Martin Stadium. It was theatrical. It was loud. It was exactly the kind of spectacle you might expect from a league that has […]
Previewing Northwestern’s Men’s Soccer Newcomers for 2026
2025 was the third consecutive winning season in the first five years at the helm for men’s soccer head coach Russell Payne, and he had the Wildcats playing their best soccer in his tenure. A standout 2-0 win against No. 17 Indiana was the highlight of the campaign, while the ’Cats put up strong performances […]
Northwestern football position previews — Wide receivers
With just six weeks remaining until Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium is once again packed with purple, Inside NU will continue to preview the 2026 team through our weekly position preview series, breaking down each position group and what to expect for this upcoming season. Here are the position previews we’ve already published: 7/6, Quarterbacks […]
Grading Northwestern Alumni in the Summer League
College athletics have long been finished; the New York Knicks and Carolina Hurricanes are already champions; the only NFL news is Travis Kelce’s wedding and the dreaded dog days of baseball are upon us. The FIFA World Cup has provided a lone lifeline to sports fans. Yet, for the sports psychos who need a little […]
2026 Northwestern Football Know Your Opponent: Michigan State Spartans
For Northwestern’s second road game of the season, the Wildcats will be up against a very familiar face as they take on Pat Fitzgerald’s Michigan State Spartans. Yup, Pat Fitzgerald. On Oct. 17, Northwestern will be in East Lansing for a matchup with its former head coach, and a matchup against its likely starting quarterback’s […]
Breaking down Northwestern basketball’s reported non-conference schedule
After finishing 15-19 (5-15 Big Ten), Northwestern has begun to finalize its schedule for the upcoming year. Northwestern’s conference schedule has already been announced, with home-and-home matchups against Illinois, Indiana and Minnesota being finalized. However, independent reporter Rocco Miller at Bracketeer.org recently broke the news on some of Northwestern basketball’s finalized non-conference games. They include […]
Northwestern football position previews — Running backs
We are now seven weeks from Northwestern football’s season opener against South Dakota State, and Inside NU is counting the days with a position preview series. Each week, we’ll break down a different position group and what to expect from them heading into David Braun’s fourth season at the helm. Here are the position previews […]
Analyzing Northwestern volleyball’s Big Ten schedule
After finishing last season with a 17-15 overall record and 7-13 Big Ten record, Northwestern looks poised to take yet another major step forward. Several key pieces of last year’s roster graduated, mainly Ayah Elnady and Rylen Reid, but the ‘Cats return several exciting young players like Bella Bullington and Lauren Dignan, while adding potential […]
How the new eligibility model could affect Northwestern men’s basketball
In the current NIL era, with complete freedom of player movement and consistent waiver applications for extra eligibility based on injuries or playing time, the college sports world has been in crisis for several years. Fans have grown accustomed to seeing eighth-year seniors on their fourth college team competing against 18-year-olds. It has been clear […]
Analyzing NUFB’s ratings in College Football 27
EA Sports recently dropped its third edition of its college football video game, College Football 27, just 51 days before the start of the season. That means its time to take a peek at how it rated an intriguing Northwestern squad. Now before we dive in, let’s address one of the biggest elephants in the […]
2026 Northwestern Football Know Your Opponent: Ball State Cardinals
For the fifth game on Northwestern’s schedule, Ball State is coming to Evanston on Oct. 10 to try and pull off a shocking upset. As the third and final non-conference game on the Wildcats’ regular-season schedule, the Cardinals shouldn’t cause too much of a problem whatsoever. The Basics Returning Production: 36% overall (47% offense, 24% […]
Analyzing Northwestern Women’s Soccer’s 2026 Schedule
Northwestern’s academic year might start in late September, but Northwestern women’s soccer is gearing up to kick off a nice and early August start to its season. Having finished eighth out of 18 teams in the Big Ten last year, narrowly losing to Michigan State in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals, and falling on penalties […]
How the new eligibility model could affect Northwestern football
The college football landscape is wild. What used to be a simple eligibility rule morphed into redshirts, redshirts and more redshirts. The NCAA would like college sports to sit at an amateur model, yes, but the aforementioned model makes that quite difficult. The four-year competition rule allows for a virtually unlimited number of seasons, so […]
Previewing Northwestern volleyball’s newcomers for 2026
Northwestern volleyball is entering year three of the Tim Nollan era, and the team will be looking for reinforcements in all directions as it hopes to take another step toward becoming a legitimate Big Ten contender. As with any rebuilding program, success hinges on bringing in marquee talent through both the transfer portal and high […]
Baseball: Is it panic time for Ben Greenspan?
67.7%. That’s how much of Northwestern baseball’s offensive production, by RBI, is departing Evanston. Ben Greenspan had done well in his first three years with the ‘Cats, building back toward conference tournament contention. But year four for him seems like it will be the toughest of all — most of the guys he’s recruited to […]
Northwestern football position previews — Quarterbacks
We are officially eight weeks from Northwestern football’s season opener against South Dakota State, and InsideNU is commemorating the occasion with the first edition of our position preview series. Each week, we’ll break down a different position group and what to expect from them heading into David Braun’s fourth season at the helm. We’ll kick […]
2026 Northwestern Football Know Your Opponent: Penn State Nittany Lions
For what is supposed to be the first ever game played at the new Ryan Field, it’s a Friday showdown between Northwestern and the new-look Penn State team with a new head coach and an influx of transfers. Oct. 2 is the day where the Wildcats can start off on the right note in their […]
The Five Greatest Northwestern Men’s Basketball Teams of All Time
When people talk about the greatest college basketball teams of all time, they mention Duke, Kentucky, UCLA and several other historically great programs. The term “blue blood” refers to the elite programs of college basketball who consistently win no matter the obstacles. Mike Krzyzewski took his Blue Devils to 13 Final Fours across five decades. […]
Softball: A Look Into Gigi Ganje
The ‘Cats have scored with their brand new pick-up. Gigi Ganje, the rising junior transfer from the University of Pennsylvania, will join the purple and white following two seasons as the backbone of a Quaker program that struggled to find its footing in the Ivy League. And while the California native will surely fit well […]
Breaking down Northwestern football’s recent commits
Northwestern has signed 13 recruits in the past month, adding to the now group of 20 players committed for its class of 2027. Head Coach David Braun’s fourth recruiting cycle is shaping up to be his best, as Northwestern currently holds the 34th-ranked class in the nation, according to 247Sports. Braun’s previous best national recruiting […]
Previewing NUFH’s Big Ten schedule
After going over Northwestern field hockey’s non-conference opponents, it’s time to preview what the Big Ten looks like this year for the ‘Cats. It’s a conference with much more parity than what the field hockey world may think. NU continues to be the gold standard of its conference, but its adversaries have been developing themselves […]
Five questions for Northwestern football in 2026
In 2026, NUFB has its work cut out for itself. According to Sports Illustrated, the ‘Cats have the sixth-toughest strength of schedule in the nation, on the same wavelength as Michigan and a spot below Mississippi State. 2026 will test the culture David Braun is creating at Northwestern in numerous ways. Here are five of […]
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