NU isn't quite sure what position Bradley Gompers would play for the Wildcats. They just know they want him.

If so how was navigating the website?

is now 32-4 with three straight UFL/USFL titles. Makes me wonder how much his wisdom contributed to last year's success and if it would be worth bringing him back for another go-round.
https://www.al.com/sports/2024/06/b...ave-a-handle-on-winning-under-skip-holtz.html

I’m hearing that Trent Sisley, a four-star, Top 50 2025 wing, is visiting NU today.

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The NBA icon is dead. I saw the 6th game winning shot from 60 feet. Great jump shooter but not near Steph Curry. Game 7 was the Willis Reed game. Super electric moment in sports. The game was over after Willis hit those two shots from the top of the key in the first quarter.

Just saw that former NU LB Andrew Smith is a member of our recruiting staff. Nice to see Drew back in Evanston. Smith was a Cincy to NU flip back in the day.

"WildcatReport.com reports OLB Andrew Smith has officially committed to Northwestern after decommitting from Cincinnati. Smith, a 6-2, 200 lbs LB from Cincinnati (Corelain), OH just learned he was academically accepted after his latest round of test scores came in. According to the report, Smith, the 16th commitment of the 2011 class had committed to Cincinnati after learning his English section of the ACT was not up to par. Smith had wanted to go to NU all along and now gets his wish over the likes of Cincinnati, Minnesota, and Stanford".

Cats -3.

Forgive me as I don’t know how to link over to a picture on Twitter, but the official football page just posted a picture of all the new players joining the team. In the second row, from the left, is the 3rd person in Nigel Glover who transferred to OSU last year after the coaching change but then entered the portal again after this season?

First off I am ecstatic that NU finally addressed the elephant in the room. On further review, NU needs to ensure the new AD is set up for success (shocking I know). So new person is brought in, old AD is still "there", (in some bs role) and the folks he hired are still there for all intensive purposes. You can have a weird dynamic in the folks that reported to old guy and new AD. Please note I have not heard much praise about Gragg's hires, so who knows if there will be a purge or just leave on their own. It will be interesting how NU walks this tightrope and builds the department back to respectability.

Side note, how awkward is it to have your old AD basically demoted and and still hanging around? I get the reasoning, but still can lead to unintended consequences.

@lou v talked to Michigan DT prospect Derrick Simmons about his recruitment, his untraditional visit style to see schools in June, and Northwestern.

Ducks up on Buffs 21-0 mid 2Q. Duck are scary. The BIG will never be the same and we are so far from being competitive with them

Johnny O’Brien of Fremd HS commits to NU. That didn’t take long as he picked up his offer the other day. Looks like he beat Owen Lansu to the punch here.

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On campus today for an unofficial visit with his future HoF dad, Larry.

Has offers from Pitt, AZ, Washington St, amongst others.

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Northwestern hosted 2026 three-star DT King Liggins from Chicago (Ill.) Brother Rice at their April 20 spring practice. I talked to Liggins about his visit, nearby family ties and his recruitment.

Great story here from @mshelton33:

June 15th was the first day coaching staffs were permitted to initiate contact with 2026 prospects.

Some local (IL) guys to keep an eye one:

Johnny O’Brien - QB (committed)
Mack Sutter - TE (offered)
McHale Blade - DE (offered)
King Liggins - DL
J.C. Anderson - TE
Gene Riordan - OL
Owen Fors - OL
Nasir Rankin - WR

@lou v talked to four-star 2026 TE Mack Sutter, whose father, uncle and cousin played at NU, about finally getting an offer from the Wildcats and his relationship with the program under a new staff.

Great story here from @mshelton33:

2026 point guard Chris Kirkpatrick from New Trier is visiting NU to watch practice this weekend. Yep, he's the son of former NU guard Kip Kirkpatrick.

Chris is a 6-2 point guard. Just a sophomore, he's got an offer from Tavaras Hardy and Loyola Maryland. He already knows just about all there is to know about the NU basketball program.

Scouting report:

Film:
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Hoping someone here can give us a scouting report on New Trier’s Danny Houlihan. Looks like he’ll be a highly recruited prospect. Lots of NU connections, with the Kirkpatrick family being first and foremost. Curious to see how hard CC recruits him.

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Just had Nu beating Wi in 60 min football rerun/ now they are showing the Bowl game against Utah. Fyi

Some interesting names, I agree I don't think Goff is realistic.

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