All times CENTRAL, and all games played on Saturday, September 14. Rankings come from the AP poll. All games nationally televised unless otherwise indicated. I will add announcers as they are assigned.

First, the NU game:

Eastern Illinois @ Northwestern
6:30 PM, BTN*
PxP: Jason Ross Jr.
Color: Matt Millen

And the rest:

#4 Alabama @ Wisconsin (Big Noon Kickoff)
11:00 AM, FOX
PxP: Gus Johnson
Color: Joel Klatt

Arkansas State @ #17 Michigan
11:00 AM, BTN
PxP: Jeff Levering
Color: Jake Butt

Central Michigan @ Illinois
11:00 AM, Peacock (streaming only)
PxP: Jac Collinsworth
Color: Michael Robinson

#18 Notre Dame @ Purdue
2:30 PM, CBS
PxP: Brad Nessler
Color: Gary Danielson

#9 Oregon @ Oregon State
2:30 PM, FOX
PxP: Jason Benetti
Color: Brock Huard

Prairie View A&M @ Michigan State
2:30 PM, BTN*
PxP: Mark Followill
Color: Anthony Herron

Nevada @ Minnesota
2:30 PM, BTN*
PxP: Lisa Byington
Color: Brock Vereen

Washington vs. Washington State @ Seattle, WA
2:30 PM, Peacock (streaming only)
PxP: Paul Burmeister
Color: Colt McCoy

Troy @ Iowa
3:00 PM, FS1
PxP: Eric Collins
Color: Spencer Tillman

Indiana @ UCLA
6:30 PM, NBC
PxP: Noah Eagle
Color: Todd Blackledge

Northern Iowa @ #23 Nebraska
6:30 PM, BTN*
PxP: Guy Haberman
Color: Yogi Roth

Maryland @ Virginia
7:00 PM, ACCN
PxP: Wes Durham
Color: Tom Luginbill

#3 Ohio State, #8 Penn State, Rutgers, and #11 USC are off this week.

*These are regional telecasts; check your local listings or the BTN GameFinder.

If you are a Northwestern fan and watching the game on TV (or streaming it), you are welcome to join us for a live Zoom discussion during the game. It's a great way to share the experience with others as you watch.

One thing you should be aware of is that TV and streaming are not always in sync with real time. It is not unusual for some viewers to be 30 seconds ahead of others, which leads to an interesting dynamic during the game watch. You can often tell by the reactions of others if something good or bad is about to happen. To me, it just makes it more interesting.

I hope that you can join the fun via Zoom on Saturday @ 6:30 PM CT.

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Go 'Cats

- Astro

Looking forward to the Spoon River game.

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@lou v talked to Dan Verdun from Prairie State Pigskin about what to expect from Eastern Illinois this weekend.

Outstanding player…local prospect out of Morgan Park. Nasir Rankin picks up an NU offer. Terrific basketball player as well. Has multiple offers to include Indiana, Illinois, Michigan State, Nebraska and Wisconsin.

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There were no down and distance indicators on any of the displays/screens. There's plenty of room for them so why not show them?

Enjoy.

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@lou v talked to Dan Verdun from Prairie State Pigskin about what to expect from Eastern Illinois this weekend.

Per Pete Thamel on X

Lausch to get a chance. Start warming up Hilinski just in case.

Bombshell

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Sounds about right. Illinois beat them 45 - 0.

@lou v's column from another disappointing loss to Duke.

Sour grapes award......

Guess we could have foreseen this.

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Northwestern offered 2026 wide receiver Jude Hall from Greenville (S.C.) Christ Church, the alma mater of running back Dashun Reeder. I talked to Hall about his offer from Northwestern and more.

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If you are gonna suck at least play penalty free and take care of the ball. No way Wright can start after this. I really don’t care who wins at this point. Just want the game to be over. No winners here.

I am still irate at the fumble overturn, the lack of running by Mike Wright when he had big run lanes, the insanely bad play calling by Lujan, Jack Olson being so god damn inconsistent despite acting like he’s elite… this feels like a loss that will certainly keep us out of a bowl. Likely 5-7. Absolutely brutal. I might need to go to one of those “wreck rooms” to break some stuff.

I’m kidding.

But that wasn’t great, and the O still blows. Duke owns us.

Better days are coming though.

David Braun's weekly press conference was all about his decision to start redshirt sophomore Jack Lausch at quarterback, just 2.5 days after giving Wright a vote of confidence. We broke down Braun's quotes and analyzed what he thinks Lausch can bring to the table to turn the offense around.

We need to start 3-1 because the back half of the schedule is brutal.

Why did out pass defense get so much worse late in the game and OT? It looked to me that the safeties were playing deeper and much softer with the LBs dropping into a soft zone. That WR shredded us.

Can someone more knowledgeable about football explain what happened?

Looks to be a lot of open seats left for tmrw night. Do we think it will be another sellout?