Northwestern Wildcats Football
Adam DePietro, No. 73
Adam DePietro was a four-star offensive guard in high school if you asked the right people, and he could compete for a starting spot with Northwestern graduating both of their starting guards from last season.
Jack Konopka, No. 75
Jack Konopka has performed admirably as a tight end and right tackle, but this year has to slide in at left tackle, a position where Northwestern has had great stability and talent. Is the junior up to the task?
Eric Olson, No. 76
Eric Olson is a 6'6, 285 pound offensive tackle who had an offer from Michigan and a silky touch from beyond the three-point arc. (Sign him up, Chris Collins.)
Kenton Playko, No. 77
WHO WANTS TO TALK ABOUT BACKUP OFFENSIVE LINEMEN?!??!! Kenton Playko is one, after redshirting his freshman year.
Northwestern 34, Mississippi State 20: Postgame
The bowl drought is over in Evanston!
Adam DePietro, No. 73
Adam DePietro was a four-star offensive guard in high school if you asked the right people, and he could compete for a starting spot with Northwestern graduating both of their starting guards from last season.
Jack Konopka, No. 75
Jack Konopka has performed admirably as a tight end and right tackle, but this year has to slide in at left tackle, a position where Northwestern has had great stability and talent. Is the junior up to the task?
Eric Olson, No. 76
Eric Olson is a 6'6, 285 pound offensive tackle who had an offer from Michigan and a silky touch from beyond the three-point arc. (Sign him up, Chris Collins.)
Kenton Playko, No. 77
WHO WANTS TO TALK ABOUT BACKUP OFFENSIVE LINEMEN?!??!! Kenton Playko is one, after redshirting his freshman year.
Mike Jensen, No. 80
Mike Jensen started as a walk-on now he's here. ("Here" is a key contributor on special teams, a guy who makes a couple of receptions a year, has a scholarship, and was called NU's spring MVP by Pat Fitzgerald.)
Kafka signs with Jags
Mike Kafka wasn't unemployed for very long after being cut by Tim Tebow, signing with the Jacksonville Jaguars and earning the option to hook up with a former wide receiver in Jeremy Ebert.
Paul Jorgensen, No. 81
Paul Jorgensen is the rare offensive lineman with a touchdown to his name. He'll be a bit more traditional in 2013, as he's the likely starter at right tackle.
Andrew Scanlan, No. 82
Andrew Scanlan's a Philly kid who played both ways in high school, but projects as an outside receiver. There's a bit of a ways to climb up the depth chart, but he's a redshirt freshman with room to grow.
Mike McHugh, No. 83
Mike McHugh redshirted his freshman year, but the 6'3 wide receiver from St. Louis is set to receive some playing time - not a whole bunch, but some - as the deepest WR corps in Northwestern history takes the field.
Vegas likes the Cats
Northwestern is favored in seven of nine lines released, by double-digits in five. I guess Vegas figured things out after Northwestern beat the spread in 12 of 13 tries in 2012.
Mark Szott, No. 85
Sophomore Mark Szott hasn't gotten into the game much, but with a lack of depth at the superback position, he'll step up in 2013. But how? We... don't really know.
Jack Schwaba, No. 86
There's a role on the Northwestern Wildcats for Jack Schwaba at superback, but I guess the point we should be discussing is why we can't just call this guy a "tight end."
No. 89, Max Chapman
Max Chapman holds a unique record, so far as we can tell. Don't you want to find out what the Northwestern defensive end did that's unique? No? Jerk.
No. 89, Austin Carr
Austin Carr is a walk-on wide receiver and one of two Nos. 89. Can he be a factor in ways not related to his singing voice?
Steele makes 8 NU guys All-B1G, 2015 sked out
Some football news for a Monday morning, including Phil Steele's All-Big Ten teams -- featuring four Wildcats on the first squad.
C.J. Robbins, No. 90
C.J. Robbins redshirted, then lost his redshirt freshman year to injury, but there have been good reports from practice on the hybrid defensive end/defensive tackle. If he's healthy, he could climb NU's depth chart in 2013.
