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

Northwestern basketball continued to stat hot with a 66-52 win over Liberty to advance to the championship of the Cancun Challenge against SEC powerhouse Auburn. The Wildcats started slow against the Flames but turned up the heat on defense as they dominated the second half on the way to a 14-point win. Tonight, the toughest challenge of the young season awaits with Bruce Pearl's Auburn Tigers. Lo...

Northwestern continues to stay hot in the early portion of its basketball season. On Friday, the Wildcats get their fourth win in a row to start the season with a 60-52 game against Purdue Fort Wayne. Tonight, the season continues in the Cancun Challenge against a solid Liberty team. Tomorrow, Northwestern will take on either Auburn or Bradley on Wednesday. Locked On Northwestern host Carter Byrd...

Just when you thought Northwestern would wave the white flag on the season, the Wildcats came out with a lot of fight on the road at Purdue. Unfortunately, the offense struggled outside of Evan Hull. The defense kept them in the game, but the Boilermakers made better use of their possessions and ground out an eight-point victory against the Wildcats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcast...

Northwestern has a busy weekend with basketball and football. Locked On Northwestern host Carter Byrd makes picks for both of Northwestern's major matchups this weekend. First, Northwestern takes on Purdue Fort Wayne tonight in basketball. Then, Northwestern goes on the road to take on Purdue in football. Carter makes his picks for both before he turns his attention to the weekly Big Ten picks and...

Northwestern takes on Purdue this weekend in the penultimate game of the season. This Purdue team, led by head coach Jeff Brohm, has a lot to fight for. With their eyes set on a potential Big Ten West title, the Boilermakers will be a handful for the Wildcats this weekend. They have a pass-happy offense with a breakout star on the perimeter that will challenge Northwestern. On defense, the unit is...

Northwestern Basketball aced their first road test of the young season with a 75-63 victory over the Georgetown Hoyas on Tuesday night. The Wildcats crashed the boards early and often and continued to do so over the course of the game. In the second half, Northwestern got hot from the field and from deep and stormed ahead and stayed ahead to secure the big road victory. Locked On Northwestern host...

Northwestern Basketball won last Friday to move to 2-0 against NIU. They look to stay hot as they have their first big road test at Georgetown later. Locked On Northwestern host Carter Byrd thinks that Northwestern's tough defense will travel well today and get the job done. Then, he talks about some big news on the football front. Some positive news for a change. Learn more about your ad choices....

Things have reached a new low. Northwestern failed to show the same fight from the week before against Ohio State. As a result, the Wildcats have dropped their 9th game in a row. Minnesota thoroughly dominated Northwestern. Neither side of the ball had particularly good days, and Carter Byrd breaks down what went wrong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by...

Northwestern has its second basketball game tonight against Northern Illinois. Carter breaks down the matchup and adds it to the normal Friday picks episode by picking the game. Then, Carter makes a pick on the Northwestern-Minnesota game. Then, we take a look at the Big Ten matchups this weekend before looking at the biggest games around the country to send you off into the weekend. Learn more ab...

Carter Byrd of Locked On Northwestern and Kane Rob of Locked On Golden Gophers have a special crossover episode to discuss Northwestern's matchup with Minnesota this weekend. Carter and Kane dig into how both teams' seasons have gone and who to keep an eye on in the game Saturday. Then, the guys look at the Big Ten as a whole before they make their final predictions for the game on Saturday. Learn...

Northwestern has a road trip to Minnesota. The Golden Gophers have been a curious team this year that started hot, got beat up in the middle of year and has bounced back. Carter dives into the numbers surrounding this Minnesota team. Carter looks at how Northwestern can take advantage of a banged-up Minnesota team and maybe sneak out their second win of the season. Learn more about your ad choices...

Northwestern Men's Basketball season tipped off last night with an 85-54 win over Chicago State. The Wildcat defense stood tall all night long, and the 'Cats were lethal from three. With teams all around the country kicking off their seasons, Northwestern got off on the right foot unlike a few others that dropped their opener. Carter breaks down the numbers and looks forward to the Wildcats' next...

It was truly a David vs. Goliath kind of battle on Saturday as one-win Northwestern took on second-ranked Ohio State. Despite the help of the weather and a Herculean effort by the Wildcats, Northwestern came up short against the Death Star-like Buckeyes. The offense jumped on Ohio State quickly, but the defense was the critical unit to keep the Wildcats in the game the entire way. Northwestern may...

Northwestern won its exhibition men's basketball game against Quincy 69-49. Carter Byrd breaks down some of the numbers that caught his eye in the win. Then, he gives a final rundown of the thoughts he has about Northwestern's football game tomorrow against Ohio state before he makes his final pick against the spread. Finally, Carter runs through the games in the Big Ten and around the country and...

Carter Byrd and Locked On Buckeyes' Jay Stephens give you the picture around Northwestern and Ohio State going into Saturday's game. Carter breaks down Northwestern and answers Jay's questions about the program before Jay does the same for Ohio State. Jay and Carter give their score predictions for this game and discuss how it may not be pretty for the Wildcats. Learn more about your ad choices. V...

A reeling Northwestern team takes on a juggernaut in Ohio State Saturday in Evanston. The Wildcats face their toughest test of the season as the Buckeyes are dominant on both sides of the ball. Northwestern has to find a way to neutralize the star power of Ohio State. Also, tonight, Northwestern basketball tips off with its exhibition with Quincy. Carter previews both games on this episode of Lock...

Things are at a new low this season as Northwestern lost to Iowa 31-13 on Saturday. Seven straight losses have dragged the 2022 Northwestern season down into an abyss. The once hopeful season has collapsed in on itself like a dying star. Carter looks at how the defense made Iowa's offense look capable. Then, he looks at why Northwestern's offense got nothing going. Finally, he stares into the abys...

Carter gives his final breakdown and picks for the Northwestern-Iowa game. He feels like there is absolutely a path for the Wildcats to compete on Saturday. He also looks around the Big Ten and around the country to make his picks and predictions on those games as well as we head into another phenomenal college football weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Carter Byrd and Trent Condon of Locked On Hawkeyes have a special crossover episode to break down the storylines going into the game and the matchups. Trent and Carter finally give their picks about this game on Saturday and score predictions. Hint: there may not be a ton of offense. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See...

Northwestern is back on the road on Saturday in Iowa City against the Iowa Hawkeyes. According to Carter, both teams have a significant advantage on one side of the ball. Both might be a result of Iowa's play on offense and defense. Carter breaks down the matchup and talks about the quarterback play for the Hawkeyes and why it might allow Northwestern to stay in this Big Ten road test for the Wild...

There is a path to complete and utter chaos in the Big Ten West. Carter lays out how we got to this point with Northwestern, what their path would be and then how things need to fall in the rest of the division. Hint: Northwestern is the big winner of all the madness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com...

Northwestern came out of the bye with a lot of fight, but the Wildcats could not quite hold off the backup quarterback-led Maryland Terrapins. Northwestern jumped out on Maryland early and took a lead to half before losing the momentum in the second half and having their own comeback bid fall short. Carter breaks down his takeaways on offense and defense and from the game as a whole on this episod...

Northwestern goes on the road as two-score underdogs at Maryland this weekend. Carter breaks down what to watch for in the game on Saturday and how he sees the game playing out. Then, Carter looks around the Big Ten and makes his weekly picks about what will happen in each of them before looking at the games around the country and doing the same. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoi...

Northwestern takes on Maryland on Saturday in another Big Ten matchup. Carter takes a look at this Maryland team and what they have done to this point. He looks at the numbers that both sides of the ball have put up and who to keep your eyes on. Finally, he gives some final takeaways to look out for on Saturday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplec...

Could a backup quarterback battle break out in College Park this Saturday between Northwestern and Maryland? The Wildcats have a bit of quarterback controversy taking place this week as the status of Ryan Hilinski is somewhat uncertain and maybe backup Brendan Sullivan gets the nod regardless. Maryland, on the other hand, may have to turn to their backup, Billy Edwards Jr., for injury-related reas...