Northwestern Wildcats

The Northwestern Wildcats are heading to Las Vegas! The Wildcats will face Utah in the SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl on December 23rd. Dave Eanet and Dan Persa preview the bowl game and talk about how it can build momentum for next year. Next, the guys welcome back ESPN’s Senior College Football Writer Adam Rittenberg to the show to talk about the new world of the transfer portal and NIL and what it means for the future of the sport. Dave and Dan also ask Adam who he thinks David Braun could be looking at to fill out his coaching staff. Then, Jacob Schmidt, Executive Director of TrueNU, joins the show to talk about NIL and what Northwestern is doing to help their athletes with it. They wrap the show with ‘Super Joe’ Romano’s pick of the week.

The Northwestern University football team finished their season as strong as anybody in the country, winning four-of-their last five games. The win over in-state rival Illinois in the regular season finale helped land an invite to the Las Vegas Bowl, where the ‘Cats will take on the Utah Utes on December 23. Vice President for Athletics and Recreation at Northwestern University, Derrick Gragg, joins Bob Sirott and Dave Eanet to discuss the success of the football program, the field hockey team preparing for the national championship, and the huge victory over top-ranked Purdue in men’s basketball.

For more information about the SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl, and to buy tickets, visit NUsports.Com.

Northwestern Wildcats vs. Purdue Boilermakers – December 1, 2023

Listen as Dave Eanet and Billy McKinney describe the final moments of overtime and the beginning of the celebration as the crowd storms the court at Welsh-Ryan Arena after Northwestern beats top-ranked Purdue for the second season in a row.:

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Northwestern Wildcats at Illinois Fighting Illini – November 25, 2023

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In the final game at Ryan Field before renovations start, the Wildcats went out with a bang, beating Purdue 23-15 and clinching a bowl berth for the 1st time since the 2020 season. Dave Eanet and Dan Persa talk about how the Wildcats are playing some of their best football and the coaching job head coach David Braun has done this year, who had the interim tag removed last week. Then Dave and Dan talk about the new Ryan Field getting approved and what it means for the future.

Senior quarterback Ben Bryant joins the show to talk about battling back from injury this year, coming in and learning a new offense, building chemistry with his receivers, and more! Dave and Dan then preview the big rivalry game with Illinois this weekend down in Champaign. They wrap the show with ‘Super Joe’ Romano’s pick of the week.

Northwestern Wildcats vs. Purdue Boilermakers – November 18, 2023

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Northwestern headed up north to Wisconsin as a double-digit underdog but that didn’t matter. Quarterback Ben Bryant returned from injury and led the offense to 4 straight scoring drives to start the game and the defense continued their strong play and held the Wisconsin offense in check on their way to 24-10 win. Dave Eanet and Dan Persa recap the huge road win and talk about how talk about the improvement of the team each week as the season has gone on.

Next, head coach David Braun joins Dave and Dan to talk about how he got the players to buy in and stay, the progress the team has made throughout the year, and more! They wrap the show with ‘Super Joe’ Romano’s pick of the week.

(NOTE: This podcast was posted shortly before reports surfaced that Braun would be promoted to head coach, removing “interim” from his title.)

Northwestern Wildcats at Wisconsin Badgers – November 11, 2023

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After a defensive battle against Iowa where the Wildcats came up just short 10-7, Dave Eanet and Dan Persa are back this week to recap the game and talk about the continued strong play of the defense. Then Ted Albrecht, analyst for Northwestern Radio, joins Dave and Dan to get his take on the Iowa game and the three talk about what the Wildcats need to do to come away with a win Saturday at Wisconsin. Next, Northwestern graduate student wide receiver Raymond Niro III joins Dan and Dave to talk about why he wanted to come back for another year, what the team’s mindset is going into to the last three games of the year, how he has developed into a great special teams player, and more! They wrap the show with ‘Super Joe’ Romano’s pick of the week.

Northwestern Wildcats vs. Iowa Hawkeyes – Wrigley Field – November 4, 2023

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