Bleav in Northwestern

ESPN national college football reporter Adam Rittenberg joins Zach on the show to discuss a number of topics surrounding Northwestern ahead of Week 1. They begin by talking about Big Ten Media Days and Adam’s impressions about the start of a new year for the conference and David Braun (2:34). Then, Adam gives insight into the Wildcats’ quarterback competition between Mike Wright and Jack Lausch (8...

Zach jumps into the next section of his four-part positional preview series about Northwestern football, talking about everything there is to know about the Wildcats’ big guys up front on the offensive and defensive lines. He begins on offense, going over the key names to know on the offensive line (2:37). Next, he talks about the puzzle of putting the unit together in 2024 and why this group badl...

Zach continues a four-part positional preview series about Northwestern football, delivering a breakdown of the Wildcats' skill position players: wide receivers, tight ends and running backs. He begins with the ballcarriers, detailing who's available in 2024 (1:48) and why they'll need to be up to the task in a new offensive system (5:41). He then flips over to discuss the team's pass catchers, li...

Zach kicks off the first of a four-part positional preview series about Northwestern football, beginning with a breakdown of the Wildcats' quarterbacks. First, he goes over all of the options for NU behind center in 2024, from Mike Wright to Aidan Gray, pointing out key stats and information about each of the team's top options (2:44). He then discusses what it's like for this program, fans and th...

Wildcat Report's Matt Shelton (@M_Shelton33) joins Zach on the show for a midsummer check-in of Northwestern football. The pair begins by discussing David Braun's first full offseason as head coach and how he's fared in preparing this team for immediate success (2:24). They then talk about impending changes for the offense (5:26), the all-important quarterback question (8:08) and what units and pl...

It's mailbag week! Zach begins by talking about the start of a new athletic and academic year and how Northwestern can keep the momentum from last year rolling into this one (1:46). He then launches into answering questions from listeners (4:40), including whether or not Mike Wright is a lock to start at quarterback (9:35) and what the most important factor other than quarterback play will be for...

Zach opens the show with some brief thoughts on the news that Northwestern will need a new athletic director following the announcement that Dr. Derrick Gragg will be moved into a new role (2:23). He's then joined by deputy athletic director Jesse Marks to discuss the Wildcats' temporary stadium setup for 2024 and 2025, starting with how this idea came to be (9:40). Jesse talks about the importanc...

Chris Collins and Northwestern men’s basketball landed their first class of 2025 recruit this week, three-star combo guard Phoenix Gill. Zach gets into what to know about Gill’s pedigree (2:05) and gives his early impression of the soon-to-be Wildcat’s game (6:07). Then, he reflects on the spring offseason for the program, discussing the returns of Matt Nicholson, Ty Berry and Brooks Barnhizer as...

Northwestern lacrosse lost a heartbreaker to Boston College in the women's lacrosse national championship on Sunday and Zach dives deep on the crushing defeat. He breaks down the turning tides of the first half, beginning with the hot start for the Wildcats before the second quarter response from the Eagles (1:12). Then, he pinpoints the most consequential sequence of the championship battle (9:56...

Noah Coffman (Twitter: @coffman_noah ) joins Zach ( @ZachKoons ) to talk all things Northwestern lacrosse ahead of the program’s fifth consecutive Final Four appearance. The two begin by breaking down the Wildcats’ NCAA tournament quarterfinal win against Penn (1:20) before discussing the team’s balanced scoring attack (5:05) and veteran strength on defense (10:30). Then, the pair talks about Izzy...

Quarterback Mike Wright announced his transfer to Northwestern giving the Wildcats a clear favorite to start in 2024 and Zach gives his early evaluation of what fans can expect from the former Vanderbilt and Mississippi State signal-caller (2:50). Then, he breaks down a massive recruiting week for the program, featuring the addition of multiple three-star recruits in the class of 2025 (17:53). Fin...

Host Zach Koons (Twitter: @ZachKoons) introduces himself and the podcast, going over his plans for the show and how he plans to cover Northwestern sports in 2024 (1:24). He then takes a look back at Northwestern football's 2023 season (9:45), before discussing the challenges facing the program this upcoming fall (19:30). He also briefly previews a difficult 2024 schedule for the Wildcats in the ne...

Jeremy and Peter look back at the 2020 Big Ten Championship Game (1:20), break down the Northwestern players who entered the transfer portal (18:20) and discuss Greg Newsome II's decision to enter the NFL Draft (31:25). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.a...

Jeremy and Peter review Northwestern's victory over Illinois and what it means before the Big Ten Championship Game (1:40), discuss the outstanding Wildcats defense (16:50) and give their x-factors and predictions for Saturday (36:00). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz co...

Jeremy and Peter talk about Northwestern officially winning the Big Ten West (1:30), break down the Wildcats lack of deep pass plays (14:30) and discuss Milo Eifler's comments on the NU-Illinois rivalry (31:15). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.c...

Jeremy and Peter break down what went wrong against Michigan State (2:50) and how Northwestern should approach the rest of the season (25:00). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for...

Jeremy and Peter talk about Northwestern's win over Purdue (2:30), why this Wisconsin game is so important (19:00) and make predictions (35:30). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data fo...

Jeremy and Peter look back at Northwestern's 17-point comeback victory over Iowa (1:45) and preview Saturday's matchup with Scott Frost and Nebraska (19:50). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of per...

Jeremy and Peter look back at Northwestern's impressive 43-3 win over Maryland on Saturday (2:00), the forthcoming contest against Iowa (21:15) and give their predictions for this weekend (35:50). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for informat...

Jeremy and Peter get you prepared for Saturday by talking about Peyton Ramsey winning the quarterback battle (2:30), how opt-outs will effect the defense (12:50), what to expect from Maryland (23:22) and more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com...

Jeremy and Peter discuss the forthcoming Northwestern season, looking at the long layoff since the Wildcats last game (6:45), the quarterback room (11:40) and the NU defense. (31:20) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our...

Jeremy and Peter discuss the decision to postpone the Big Ten season (1:40), the possibilities of a spring season (8:15), and what it was like to not have Northwestern football to watch this past weekend (15:00). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz....

Jeremy and Peter welcome former All-Big Ten safety, 2013 Grey Cup Champion and NFL player Brian Peters to show. Peters talks about his career at Northwestern (1:45), his journey to the NFL (23:00) and playing with the Houston Texans (37:17). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWi...

On behalf of the entire Network, we did a “best of show” for every podcast on Bleav. Some of the hosts on the network were present for radio row, in Miami, and sat down with some really great guests (see below) and nabbed awesome interviews. Hope you enjoy this special, normal programming returns next week! … Continued See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice a...

Jeremy and Peter discuss TJ Green’s announcement that he has been granted a sixth year of eligibility and will be returning to Northwestern in 2020 (0:40), Bennett Skowronek’s transfer to Notre Dame (11:10) and who steps up in Skowronek’s place (21:00). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simpleca...