#Ryan Field

LINCOLN - One more offseason. One more preseason. One more football season. And one more postseason. All with a new commissioner, and an eye toward a larger future in the league. One more trip around the sun with this iteration of Big Ten football. And one more year with divisional schedules. One more year, for certain, of a Big Ten title game. The…

My phone reminded me, this morning, of what I was doing five years ago today. I had flown from Boston-a two-week research trip wherein I also flew to Maryland to watch the'Cats beat the Terps-to Evanston, where I saw one of my favorite sights: Iowa fans leaving Ryan Field. Just look at that. All those yokels, having congratulated themselves on…

The Ohio State Buckeyes continue their quest toward their fourth appearance in the College Football Playoffs with a road matchup Saturday against the Northwestern Wildcats. Earlier this week, Ohio State was awarded the No. 2 spot in the first CFP rankings released this season, behind only top-ranked Tennessee. The Buckeyes should be in position to…

The Illinois Fighting Illini and the Northwestern Wildcats square off in a Big 10 Conference matchup on Saturday afternoon. Fighting Illini (7-4) are on a three-game losing streak and are coming off a 19-17 road loss against the third-ranked Michigan Wolverines last Saturday. The Wildcats (1-10) have lost 10 straight games since their 17-9 road…

Illinois Fighting Illini (7-4) vs. Northwestern Wildcats (1-10) November 26, 2022 3:30 pm EDT The Line: Northwestern Wildcats+13 / Illinois Fighting Illini -13; Over/Under: +36.5 (Click here for latest betting odds) The Illinois Fighting Illini and the Northwestern Wildcats meet Saturday in college football action from Ryan Field. Illinois is…

When it comes to pregame experience, nothing beats college football. The tailgating and build-up is more important than the actual games in some towns, and everyone wants bragging rights as the top partiers in conference. These tailgating and pregame traditions/rituals become engrained in the campus and town itself, showing off for visiting fans…

The Ohio State Buckeyes will travel to take on the Northwestern Wildcats in a Saturday afternoon Big Ten college football matchup at Ryan Field. With that said, it's a good time to check out our college football odds series, which includes an Ohio State-Northwestern prediction and pick, laid out below. Ohio State has cruised to an 8-0 record, with…

No. 2 Ohio State @ Northwestern Current Records: Ohio State 8-0; Northwestern 1-7 The Ohio State Buckeyes are 4-0 against the Northwestern Wildcats since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. OSU is on the road again on Saturday and plays against Northwestern at noon ET Nov. 5 at Ryan Field. The Buckeyes…

Ohio State will hit the road again this week, traveling to Evanston to take on the Northwestern Wildcats. While last week the Buckeyes took on a Penn State team with just one loss, now they'll be going up against a team with just one win on the season. Last week the Buckeyes faced their toughest test so far this season, trailing Penn State in the…

For the only time in a regular season that features eight home games and only four road games, Ohio State will play back-to-back road games as it heads to Evanston, Illinois, this weekend to play Northwestern one week after traveling to Penn State. On paper, this game shouldn't be near the challenge last week's game in State College was. The…

The high-powered Ohio State Buckeyes will attempt to keep their momentum going Saturday when they face the struggling Northwestern Wildcats in a Big Ten college football showdown. Kickoff is set for noon ET from Ryan Field. The Buckeyes (8-0, 5-0) were just awarded the No. 2 spot in the first release of the College Football Playoff Rankings for the…

The #2 team in the Nation, the Ohio State Buckeyes, head to Evanston, Indiana, to take on the Northwestern Wildcats. This game should be a relative tune-up for the Buckeyes following Ohio State's victory over Penn State last week. The Buckeyes have three relatively easy games coming up against Northwestern, Indiana, and Maryland before the regular…

When it comes to lopsided series, the dominance of the Ohio State Buckeyes (8-0, 4-3-1 ATS) over the Northwestern Wildcats (1-7, 3-5 ATS) is right up there among the most impressive. Ohio State is 9-0 straight up against Northwestern. The Wildcats haven't beaten the Buckeyes since 2004. Since 1972, the Buckeyes hold a 33-1 SU edge over the…

How we feelin' Buckeye fans? Has your heart rate slowed down from Saturday's late-game surge to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat in Happy Valley? That place never seems to produce an easy path for OSU. Thankfully, things get a little bit easier this week as Ohio State heads to Chicagoland to take on the Northwestern Wildcats. Pat Fitzgerald's…

Ohio State Buckeyes (8-0 SU, ATS 4-2) vs Northwestern Wildcats (1-7 SU, ATS 3-5) Date: Saturday, November 5th Location: Ryan Field, Evanston, IL TV: ABC Point Spread: Buckeyes -38.5/Wildcats+38.5 Money Line: Buckeyes OFF/Wildcats OFF Over/Under: 61 This season, the Buckeyes hope to continue playing well against Big Ten teams, as are 5-0. Their…

Star wideout Emeka Egbuka and the Ohio State Buckeyes (8-0) play the Northwestern Wildcats (1-7) on Saturday at 12:00 PM ET, at Ryan Field. In their last game, the Buckeyes beat the Penn State Nittany Lions 44-31. The Wildcats' last game was a 33-13 loss to the Iowa Hawkeyes. In that matchup with the Nittany Lions, C.J. Stroud had 354 yards on…

Iowa scored touchdowns? Northwestern lost to an FCS team? Nebraska lost and it wasn't a close game? This week had a lot going on around the conference. There were a lot of blowouts, but the Big Ten West once again did not look very good. Here is your weekly recap: Syracuse 32, Purdue 29 Purdue took the lead with just over 50 seconds left, but…

We have reached the halfway point of the season and Purdue is 4-2. We're two plays from 6-0, really. Even though the dream of an undefeated season is dead, some great hings can still be accomplished. A second straight bowl game is very likely, and there is a real chance to win the West Division. It's a good place to be. Let's look around the league…

Things to watch during Week 6 of play in the Big Ten Conference: GAME OF THE WEEK Iowa (3-2, 1-1 Big Ten) at Illinois (4-1, 1-1) Illinois is riding a wave of momentum under second-year coach Bret Bielema, and he put out a call to fans to fill the stadium for an "Orange Out" at only the third Saturday night Big Ten game in Champaign since 2014. An…

The Wisconsin Badgers (2-3) will play a fellow Big Ten opponent, the Northwestern Wildcats (1-4) in a matchup on Saturday, October 8, 2022 at Ryan Field. The Wildcats are considerable underdogs in this one, with the spread posted at 10 points. The over/under is 44.5 in the contest. The Badgers' last contest was against the Illinois Fighting Illini,…

Star running back Evan Hull and the Northwestern Wildcats (1-4) play the Wisconsin Badgers (2-3) on Saturday at 3:30 PM ET, at Ryan Field. In their most recent outing, the Badgers were beaten by the Illinois Fighting Illini 34-10. Their last time out, the Wildcats lost 17-7 to the Penn State Nittany Lions. Graham Mertz had 206 yards on 17-of-32…

One of the best wide receivers in college football will be on show when Evan Hull and the Northwestern Wildcats (1-2) host the Miami (OH) RedHawks (1-2) on Saturday, September 24, 2022. The Wildcats head into this matchup after a 31-24 loss to the Southern Illinois Salukis in their most recent game. The RedHawks are coming off of a loss to the…

The Northwestern Wildcats (1-2) will clash with the Miami (OH) RedHawks (1-2) at Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois. The RedHawks, on the moneyline to win, and the Wildcats, listed at on the spread, kick things off on September 24, 2022 at 7:30 PM ET on BTN. The matchup's over/under is currently listed at. The betting trends in this article reference…

Game: Miami RedHawks vs Northwestern Wildcats Date: Saturday, September 24, 2022 Location: Ryan Field in Evanston, IL TV: BTN Odds/Point Spread: Wildcats (-6.5) Total/Over-Under: 51 The Miami RedHawks (1-2) are headed to Ryan Field on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Northwestern Wildcats (1-2). Northwestern opens as 6.5-point…

By the time college football Week 3 rolls around, you'd think an established order would have set in. But this is college football, there's no such thing as order. It's unruly, unpredictable, and often unhinged. We wouldn't have it any other way. Who were the winners and losers from another week of highs and lows around the college football…

Big Ten football is back for another week full of intriguing games. Date / Time: Sept. 10 at 12 p.m. ET Location: Ryan Field in Evanston, Ill. Date / Time: Sept. 10 at 12 p.m. ET Location: Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio Date / Time: Sept. 10 at 12 p.m. ET Location: Beaver Stadium in University Park, Penn. Date / Time: Sept. 10 at 3:30 p.m.…