Northwestern (2-3, 1-2 Big Ten) hosts Howard (2-2) for Homecoming today at Ryan Field. Kickoff is on schedule for 2 p.m., the game will air on BTN.

This is the first ever matchup between Northwestern and Howard, and the first time the Wildcats have played a HBCU.

Reggie was a prized local recruit but injuries have slowed his development. I think he’s healthy now, but he’s behind a veteran group of starters.

Reggie has a big body (6’2” 205). After watching his HS tape, I thought NU should consider using him out of the backfield at times.

Mizzou has started running plays for Luther Burden out of the backfield. Burden is thick—5’11” 208–and a handful for DBs once he gets the ball.

Would love to see Reggie get the ball some this year.

Maryland leading the Buckeyes at the ’Shoe 7-0 in the 1st Q. The h ranked Terps look very strong so far and have been out-muscling the OSU lines so far. First time OSU has been behind at the end of the quarter. Could be a major upset brewing.

ICYMI, it looks like Fitz is ready to drop the bomb.

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....per the official availability report. And Lausch is QUESTIONABLE. Not great.

Who are we rooting for tonight? Illini or Nebbie? and why?

National Coordinator of Officials explains why Penn State fake kneel should have been ruled dead

The outcome of the game was already well in hand, but the touchdown that Penn State scored with just more than two minutes to go against Northwestern in a win on Saturday apparently should not have counted. All because of a fake knee from backup quarterback Beau Pribula.

National coordinator of officials Steve Shaw explained the missed call during a rules breakdown posted by the SEC Officiating account on X. Basically, the play where Pribula deked the defense by appearing to take a knee should’ve been blown dead as he did so.

“The quarterback is back in shotgun formation. He’s going to take the snap. He fakes forward. The right knee is dangerously close to the ground. But then he’s going to step back and he throws a pass downfield for, which is caught for an apparent touchdown. Now, there are many ways that a live ball can be declared dead. But, by rule, when a ball carrier simulates placing their knee on the ground, the ball becomes dead,” Shaw said.

The rule, he added, was partially with the intent of prevent a quarterback from being hit in a vulnerable position.

And the formation — Penn State was in the shotgun — doesn’t matter.

“And this was really put in place to keep a quarterback from faking a knee down, usually from under center, and then stepping back and throwing a pass downfield. But, it can be from any formation or any position. So, if the ball carrier simulates a knee down, which is what we had here, the officials should kill the play and declare the ball dead at that point,” Shaw said.

The Big Ten released each team's conference opponents for 2024-28. @lou v breaks down how each season will look for the Wildcats.

Can I get a reason why my thread "The victim" was deleted? What specific rules did the thread break? @CappyNU @lou v

Many posts/threads getting deleted and moved around for no reason and no explanation being given. New moderation style is bogus.

OL Aiden Newbill is Northwestern's first commit since Carson Grove on July 31. I talked to him about his visit for the Penn State game, his thoughts on the team and his decision to commit in this premium recruiting story.

Anyone have two that they will not be using for the game today?

I registered for the NGN luncheon tomorrow. Never been to anything NGN before. Is it casual attire?

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Looks like it will be on BTN 4:00 ET Friday, Oct. 6.

Lou, you guys should do a story on them.

OL Aiden Newbill is Northwestern's first commit since Carson Grove on July 31. I talked to him about his visit for the Penn State game, his thoughts on the team and his decision to commit in this premium recruiting story.

The Big Ten released each team's conference opponents for 2024-28. @lou v breaks down how each season will look for the Wildcats.

Well I guess we are lucky that NBC does not value Northwestern Basketball. Jaskson St is the Cats only game on there.

https://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/...ten-mens-basketball-games-for-2023-24-season/

Schools with at least four games exclusively on Peacock this season:



https://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/...eaturing-caitlin-clark-and-the-iowa-hawkeyes/

If you are a Caitlin Clark fan, I guess you will have to pony up since she will be on there 8 times.

We made the trip to Evanston for the Penn State game this past weekend.

TL;DR Very nice campus. Awesome Lake views. Expected more team support/spirit. Loved the N Zone concept and easy access to the stadium.

Here’s my writeup of our visit.

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Northwestern hosts Howard tomorrow for Homecoming, and an opportunity to head into their mid-season bye week at 3-3. @lou v and I weighed in with our predictions.