Northwestern

Northwestern looked like it was ready to go on quite a roll. The Wildcats shed the albatross hanging over the school that hosted the inaugural Final Four by reaching the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 2017. 

No. 3 Ohio State has bulldozed everyone in its path, putting up big numbers on offense and strangling opponents with its defense. Northwestern is struggling.

Backup quarterback takes over for the injured starter in the fourth quarter of a tie game.   

Once again, Nebraska will try to bounce back from a humiliating loss.

Nebraska fans looked forward to meaningful and exciting games against the likes of Wisconsin and Iowa when the Cornhuskers joined the Big Ten in 2011.

Jonathan Taylor ran for 119 yards and his 11th touchdown of the season, Wisconsin got two scores from its defense, and the eighth-ranked Badgers remained unbeaten with a 24-15 win over Northwestern on Saturday.   

Pat Fitzgerald is one of Jonathan Taylor's biggest fans.

Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio isn't losing faith in his team.

Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald believes new starting quarterback Hunter Johnson will bounce back quickly from his struggles in the season opener.

Northwestern (9-5 last season) at No. 25 Stanford (9-4), Saturday at 4 p.m. ET (Fox).

As he listened to his team's introduction during last month's Big Ten media days, Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald was a bit surprised by what he heard.

Missouri-Kansas City hired Northwestern assistant Billy Donlon on Thursday to take over its men's basketball program, which has never qualified for the NCAA Tournament at the Division I level.

Amir Coffey gave Minnesota just the jolt it needed.

Carsen Edwards scored 21 points and No. 11 Purdue clinched a share of the Big Ten regular-season championship with a 70-57 victory over Northwestern on Saturday.

Jim Delany, one of the most influential figures in college athletics for three decades, will step down as Big Ten commissioner when his contract expires June 30, 2020

Northwestern (12-16, 3-14) vs. Illinois (10-18, 6-11) State Farm Center, Champaign, Illinois; Sunday, 6:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Illinois looks to extend Northwestern's conference losing streak to 10 games. Northwestern's last Big Ten win came against the Indiana Hoosiers 73-66 on Jan. 22. Illinois lost 73-56 at Purdue on Wednesday.

After sitting out a game with a knee injury and spending most of the night shaking off the rust, senior Vic Law delivered for Northwestern with the game on the line against Rutgers.

Lindsey Pulliam scored a season-high 27 points, Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah had the 30th double-double of her career and Northwestern defeated No. 25 Indiana 75-69 on Wednesday night.