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Northwestern claims first victory in post-Pat Fitzgerald era

The already-scarce crowd petered out after halftime, and the announced attendance of 14,851 was 9,771 less than that of the home opener last year.

Chicago Sun-Times

Big Game Hunting: If Northwestern can’t beat UTEP, what hope is there for the Wildcats?

Also: picks for Notre Dame-NC State, Nebraska-Colorado, Iowa-Iowa State, Texas-Alabama and Wisconsin-Washington State.

Chicago Sun-Times

Northwestern loses 24-7 to Rutgers — yes, that Rutgers — in first game without Pat Fitzgerald

Everything about this game was strange, starting with a matchup of bottom-of-the-barrel teams taking place in a national CBS telecast on a Sunday.

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Rutgers rolls Northwestern 24-7, as Wildcats play 1st game since hazing scandal shook the program

Northwestern lost to Rutgers 24-7 in the football team's first game since a hazing scandal led to a coaching change, investigations and multiple lawsuits

The Independent UK

Holy Toledo, are the Illini in trouble? And will ‘confident’ Northwestern win at Rutgers?

Big Game Hunting: Week 1 picks for Toledo-Illinois, Northern Illinois-Boston College, Ohio State-Indiana, Northwestern-Rutgers and more.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ranking the head coaches of the Big Ten for 2023

Ranking the head coaches of the Big Ten:

USA Today Sports Media Group

Northwestern interim coach David Braun has a funny way of showing ‘transparency’

Six days before the Wildcats’ opener at Rutgers, Braun explained — poorly — that he was taking the completely unusual step of barring players from interviews during a game week.

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Checking the Temperature of College Football’s Coaching Hot Seats

Insiders say the coaching carousel should stop spinning this year, but there are still a handful of coaches who should exercise caution.

Sports Illustrated

Five Big Ten coaches that have something to prove in 2023

Which Big Ten coaches have something to prove in 2023 and does that involve Ryan Day? #B1G #GoBucks

USA Today Sports Media Group

Northwestern athletic director blasts football staffers for 'tone deaf' shirts supporting Fitzgerald

Northwestern athletic director Derrick Gragg blasted assistant football coaches and staff members for wearing shirts supporting fired coach Pat Fitzgerald at practice Wednesday, calling them “inappropriate, offensive and tone deaf” given the hazing and abuse scandal engulfing the football program and other teams

The Independent UK

Northwestern football staff raise ire with ‘offensive’ and ‘tone deaf’ shirts

Several Wildcats players and coaches were spotted wearing shirts bearing the message “Cats against the World” and the number 51. Fired coach Pat Fitzgerald wore No. 51 as an NU player in the 1990s.

Chicago Sun-Times

Hersey senior Carson Grove commits to Northwestern

The senior athlete from Hersey committed to Northwestern on Monday, a milestone in interim coach David Braun’s efforts to bring some stability to the troubled program.

Chicago Sun-Times

The Most Intriguing Coaches of the College Football Season

Can Deion Sanders live up to the flashy expectations? Does James Franklin finally have the squad to take over the Big Ten? Here are the 25 coaches we’ll be watching closely this year.

Sports Illustrated

Big Ten’s four new coaches take divergent paths to new-look West Division

While the number of new coaches hired is hardly an aberration in major college football, the journeys these men made are strikingly different.

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Northwestern Hangs Interim Coach David Braun Out to Dry

Braun was thrown in front of reporters at Wednesday’s Big Ten media days as the school’s first figure to answer questions for a scandal that long predates his tenure.

Chicago Sun-Times

Northwestern coach David Braun says his players are facing ‘adversity.’ How tone-deaf is this guy?

It would have been nice if he had acknowledged that some former players might have been hurt by the hazing scandal.

Chicago Sun-Times

Northwestern interim coach David Braun doesn’t address hazing allegations against football program

Wildcats players decide to not attend Big Ten Media Days.

Sports Illustrated

Northwestern Football Players to Skip Big Ten Media Day Amid Hazing Scandal Fallout

The decision comes just a day before the media day will begin.

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Ready or not, Northwestern football is right around the corner. Does that still matter?

If the Wildcats are awful — throwback awful, to a time when many questioned if they belonged in the Big Ten — critics will line up to bury them.

Chicago Sun-Times

Northwestern promotes David Braun to interim football coach, replacing Pat Fitzgerald

The university had hired Braun as defensive coordinator six months ago. He replaces the former coach after a hazing scandal.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Mike Kafka remains with Giants as Northwestern goes with David Braun

Northwestern will name David Braun their interim head coach for the 2023 season, leaving Mike Kafka to remain with the New York Giants.

Sports Illustrated

Report: Northwestern Football Decides on 2023 Interim Coach After Pat Fitzgerald Firing

He was just hired as the program’s defensive coordinator in January.

Sports Illustrated

Report: Ed Orgeron Interested in Northwestern Coaching Vacancy

The former LSU coach is reportedly interested in the Wildcats’ vacancy

Sports Illustrated

Northwestern Football to Retain Assistant Coaches Despite Pat Fitzgerald Firing, per Report

The school fired Fitzgerald on Monday after an investigation uncovered a hazing scandal within the program.

WEKU

Stone flakes made by modern monkeys trigger big questions about early humans

Monkeys using stones to crack open nuts generate many stone flakes accidentally that look exactly like the ones archaeologists have long thought early humans made intentionally as tools. Oops.

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