Locked On Northwestern - Daily Podcast On Northwestern Wildcats Football & Basketball

Northwestern takes on Penn State tonight in Welsh Ryan Arena. On today's episode of Locked On Northwestern, it is a special crossover edition. Zach Seyko of Locked On Nittany Lions and Carter Byrd of Locked On Northwestern discuss the matchup, both teams and tournament hopes. Finally, both guys make their predictions for tonight's game. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is...

Northwestern suffered a couple tough losses on the road losses at Illinois and Maryland last week, but as is the case in the Big Ten, a new week and a return trip home for the Wildcats awaits as Northwestern is set to take on Penn State tomorrow. Can Northwestern bounce back in front of the home crowd in a game that they will likely be favored in? Carter breaks down the matchups. Support Us By Sup...

Coming off a tough Illinois loss, Northwestern looked to bounce back at Maryland. The first half was a clinic of two teams hitting shots and operating well offensively. Northwestern moved the ball well and hit open shots. Maryland hit a ton of difficult shots. In the second half, the Terrapins continued a ridiculously hot night from deep to separate from the Wildcats and hand them a second consecu...

Coming in with a five-game winning streak, Northwestern got off to a very quick start thanks to Boo Buie's best performance of the season. The Wildcats built a commanding halftime lead over Illinois before Boo just wore down in the 2nd half. A hot-shooting Illini squad clawed all the way back for the win. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! LinkedIn LinkedIn jobs helps you find the candidates y...

Boo Buie is a guy who has stuck with this Northwestern program through the years. It has not always been pretty. It has not always been fun, but he has always put in the work. He has grown, slowly at first, over his career, but then, this year, he has blossomed into the best point guard in the Big Ten. He is invaluable to this Wildcat team. He has been the go-to guy for Chris Collins as this team...

Coming off two huge wins, Northwestern was still doubted coming into Sunday against Iowa. As two-point underdogs, the Wildcats showed up with a chip on their shoulders and put together the most complete performance of the year. Northwestern had a hot-shooting night and stifled Iowa's explosive offense on defense. In the end, the Wildcats played better, kept its cool better and just dismantled the...

Coming off a massive win over #1 Purdue, Northwestern welcomed the #14 team in the land to town in Indiana. The Wildcats came flying out of the gates and built huge first half lead against the rattled Hoosiers. The second half was seemingly the exact inverse as Northwestern's huge lead slowly slipped away, but it was Boo Buie's late heroics lifted Northwestern to a 64-62 victory in a finish that w...

Northwestern is coming off the biggest three game stretch of the series with a pair of huge road wins and a massive home win over #1 Purdue. Can they keep it going with a home win over #14 Indiana? Last time these two met, Northwestern raced out to a huge lead and held on for dear life and ran out the clock for the biggest pre-Purdue win of the season. Can the Wildcats do it again? Carter talks ab...

Nothing was expected of Northwestern this season in Big Ten basketball coming into the 2022-23 season. Coming off a sub-.500 year and losing some key pieces, nothing was expected of this bunch, but to this point in the year, they have proved everyone wrong and continue to battle it out at the top of the league. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! LinkedIn LinkedIn jobs helps you find the candid...

Coming off a couple big road wins, Northwestern finally returned home to take on the nation's top ranked team in Purdue. The Boilermakers, with the nation's best player in Zach Edey, were a tremendously difficult matchup for the Wildcats. Northwestern, however, showed up ready for a brawl. The Wildcats, powered by Boo Buie, hung in there the entire game until Chase Audige caught fire late to take...

Coming off a huge win at Wisconsin, Northwestern was back on the road against Ohio State. The Wildcats were looking for some revenge on an early season, embarrassing loss at the hands of the Buckeyes, and Thursday night, Northwestern got exactly what it was looking for. Powered by the three-pointer, the Wildcats got a 69-63 win in Value City Arena to improve their NCAA Tourney resume. Support Us B...

Coming off the season sweep of Wisconsin, Northwestern is back on the road against Ohio State. The Wildcats will have a chance to get some revenge for the 73-57 beatdown they suffered at home at the hands of the Buckeyes. Thursday's matchup is between two teams trending in different directions. Northwestern has exceeded all expectations. After being picked 13th in the Big Ten in the preseason, the...

Sunday was the final game of the wild six games in 13 day run for Northwestern. Coming off a couple lopsided losses, things did not look promising, but Northwestern responded with a gritty, ugly win over Wisconsin to sweep the Badgers in the season series. Now in a six-way tie for third place in the conference, what does this mean for the Wildcats? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! LinkedIn L...

As this challenging two weeks wraps up, all the momentum of the first week has officially come screeching to a halt as Northwestern has now dropped consecutive games. Taking on Michigan last night, Northwestern was primed to get a big win at home in front of a home crowd and get back on track. Instead, Michigan proceeded to embarrass a tired Northwestern squad that just looked lost on the court. S...

Northwestern took its three game winning streak on the road to Iowa last night. In their fourth game in eight days, the Wildcats jumped on the Hawkeyes early, but the fatigue and the hot shooting by Iowa proved to be too much. Iowa separated in the second half and never looked back as they cruised to an 86-70 victory. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! LinkedIn LinkedIn jobs helps you find the...

The first week of Northwestern's two-week gauntlet wrapped up on Saturday with a home game against Minnesota. The Wildcats were decently heavy favorites in this one, and they show exactly why right off the bat. Northwestern built a huge first half lead thanks to hot shooting and protecting the basketball. In the second half, maybe some of the fatigue of the week set in, but Northwestern's hot star...

Northwestern has come off their eight-day COVID pause with two huge victories against Wisconsin and at Nebraska. The Wildcats have continued to climb the Big Ten standings. Tomorrow, Northwestern looks to extend their winning streak to three games in a home matchup against Minnesota. The Golden Gophers have struggled in Big Ten play, but with Northwestern on short rest after two games this week, t...

With less than a 48-hour turnaround, Northwestern went on the road and took on Nebraska last night. Ty Berry caught fire and got the Wildcats running early. In the second half, the fatigue factor began to raise its head, but Northwestern's 23-point second half lead was too much for Nebraska to overcome as the 'Cats won their second straight game coming off the COVID pause. Next up, the Wildcats re...

It was eight days between games for Northwestern last week, but it is just 48 hours this week as Northwestern is back in action at Nebraska tonight. The Wildcats look to keep the momentum of Monday rolling as a challenging two weeks lies ahead as Northwestern must catch up with the rest of the Big Ten's schedule. The 'Cats' depth will be tested tonight thanks to short rest, lack of conditioning an...

After an eight-day pause, Northwestern was back in action last night against Wisconsin. The Wildcats started hot and hung for a huge Big Ten win with the help of some hot shooting from 3 and a big performance by point guard Boo Buie. The win pushed Northwestern back above .500 in conference play as the grind of the next couple weeks gears up. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! LinkedIn LinkedI...

Northwestern's promising basketball season has been put on hold this week due to a COVID-19 outbreak on the team. Coming off a tough couple of losses last week, the Wildcats had their eyes set on bouncing back, but Tuesday, it was announced that their Wednesday game against Iowa would be postponed due to COVID-19. Later in the week, the same news came about about Northwestern's game against Wiscon...

After firing defensive coordinator Jim O'Neill at the end of the 2022 season, Northwestern head coach Pat Fitzgerald finally got his new DC in North Dakota State's David Braun. Braun is a young, exciting defensive coordinator with a track record of success at the FCS level at the powerhouse NDSU. Can he bring that same success to Evanston? Carter talks about it on today's Locked On Northwestern. L...

Northwestern had a rough week last week on the hardwood with a couple hard-fought but tough losses to Rutgers and Michigan. Now sitting at .500 in conference play, the Wildcats set their sights on the Hawkeyes tomorrow night in Iowa City. Iowa has started to heat up here recently, but Northwestern has been rather good on the road so far this season. Can the Wildcats claw out another big road victo...

Looking to bounce back from a heartbreaking loss to Rutgers in the middle of the week, Northwestern went on the road to Ann Arbor to take on Michigan. After they started slow yet again this season, Northwestern flipped the switched and climbed back to a halftime lead. In the second half, Michigan's red-hot shooting surged the Wolverines back ahead and a late scrappy effort from Northwestern came u...

In an opportunity to keep the momentum of the last week rolling, Northwestern welcomed Rutgers to Evanston and quickly found themselves a bit on their back foot. The Wildcats responded and scrapped and clawed their way back into the game. A late surge allowed them to take the lead before Rutgers ripped their heart out with a clutch game-winner late and went on to win 65-62. Learn more about your a...