Northwestern Wildcats

The Northwestern Wildcat "Podcat," with "Mr. Cat," Dave Eanet, from the Voice of the Wildcats, WGN Radio 720 in Chicago.

Highlights: Northwestern 42 – Western Illinois 7 – 9/5/25

Northwestern Wildcats vs. Western Illinois Leathernecks – September 5, 2025 Box score | Recap Video highlights

09-06
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Collegiately Speaking: Wildcats looking to respond after tough season opener

College Football is back, and Dave Eanet and Dan Persa are back for another season of Collegiately Speaking! Dave and Dan recap Northwestern’s disappointing season-opening loss to Tulane 23-3, and Quarterback Preston Stone’s tough debut. They talk about how Stone and the team can bounce back in the home opener against Western Illinois. Northwestern Redshirt Junior […]

09-03
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Highlights: Tulane 23 – Northwestern 3 – 8/30/25

Northwestern Wildcats at Tulane Green Wave – August 30, 2025 Box score | Recap Video highlights

08-30
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Dave Eanet’s farewell and photos from his last shift at WGN Radio

Dave continues as the voice of Northwestern Wildcats football and men's basketball.

08-27
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The Career Vision Podcast: How Dave Eanet became the voice of Northwestern athletics and WGN Radio’s sports director

As WGN Radio sports director Dave Eanet prepares for his last morning shift, he sits down with Michael Piff on the Career Vision Podcast to talk about his career in Chicago media and play-by-play broadcasting. Dave’s career story deserves its own podcast series, but they were able to cover the following: …and so much more. […]

08-26
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Stadium Club: Northwestern is building college football’s first NFL-style stadium

The brand-new Ryan Field will be the first-of-its-kind when it opens in 2026.

07-09
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Coach Chris Collins is staying at Northwestern: ‘I’m excited to get to work and see what we can do’

Chris Collins, head basketball coach at Northwestern, joins John Williams and Dave Eanet to talk about reaching an agreement to remain the head coach through 2030. Coach says he is excited to build something special in Evanston and keep pushing the program forward. Who is coach rooting for in this weekend’s Final Four (You probably know)?

04-04
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NU men’s basketball coach Chris Collins: We are playing for our season right now

Chris Collins, head basketball coach at Northwestern, joins John Williams and Dave Eanet to talk about the challenges the team has faced this season, how he is proud of the resiliency and fight of his players, the incredible leadership that the older players have shown this year, how deep the league has been this year, and the importance of […]

02-27
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Recap: Northwestern 76 – Maryland 74 – OT – 1/16/25

Northwestern Wildcats vs. Maryland Terrapins – January 16, 2025 Box score | Recap | Video highlights Dave Eanet and Billy McKinney call Nick Martinelli’s buzzer-beating game-winning basket in overtime to win the game:

01-17
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Highlights: Illinois 38 – Northwestern 28 – 11/30/24

Northwestern Wildcats vs. Illinois Fighting Illini – November 30, 2024 Box score | Recap Video highlights

11-30
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Collegiately Speaking: One final time to keep the Hat

Dave Eanet and Dan Persa react to Northwestern’s 50-6 loss on the road at Michigan. Then they talk about the importance of winning the final game of the season and the momentum it can create going into the offseason. Next they talk about some the young players on the Wildcats who have caught their eye this […]

11-26
23:05

Highlights: Michigan 50 – Northwestern 6 – 11/23/24

Northwestern Wildcats at Michigan Wolverines – November 23, 2024 Box score | Recap Video highlights

11-24
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Collegiately Speaking: Cam Porter giving it his all in final games as a Wildcat

Dave Eanet and Dan Persa preview the trip to Michigan this Saturday and what they need to do to come away with a win. Then they break down Northwestern’s 31-7 loss to #2 Ohio State at Wrigley Field and some of the positives from the game. Later on, graduate student running back Cam Porter joins the […]

11-21
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Highlights: Ohio State 31 – Northwestern 7 – 11/16/24

Northwestern Wildcats vs. Ohio State Buckeyes – November 16, 2024 Box score | Recap Video highlights

11-16
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Collegiately Speaking: Northwestern heading back to the Friendly Confines looking to finish the season strong

Dave Eanet and Dan Persa are back after resting up during the bye week. They recap Northwestern’s thrilling overtime win over Purdue and the progress the offense made in that game. Then, they preview the game this Saturday at Wrigley Field against the second-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes. Later on, graduate student linebacker Xander Mueller joins […]

11-13
20:39

Highlights: Northwestern 26 – Purdue 20 – OT – 11/2/24

Northwestern Wildcats at Purdue Boilermakers – November 2, 2024 Box score | Recap Video highlights

11-02
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Chris Collins: ‘We have to continue to be that chip on our shoulder program’

Chris Collins, head basketball coach at Northwestern, joins John Williams and Dave Eanet to talk about their first exhibition game last night, how much the players prepare for the upcoming season, what his team will be like without the great Boo Buie, who he is most excited about on this year’s squad, the way they used the transfer […]

10-31
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Collegiately Speaking: The Wildcat offense looks to bounce back against Purdue

Dave Eanet and Dan Persa break down Northwestern’s 40-14 loss on the road at Iowa last week. They also discuss the importance of winning at the end of the first half and the beginning of the second half. Then they talk about the struggles of the offense and the opportunity they have against Purdue this weekend. […]

10-30
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Highlights: Iowa 40 – Northwestern 14 – 10/26/24

Northwestern Wildcats at Iowa Hawkeyes – October 26, 2024 Box score | Recap Video highlights

10-27
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Collegiately Speaking: How Northwestern is handling NIL

Dave Eanet and Dan Persa break down Northwestern’s 23-3 loss to Wisconsin. Dave and Dan talk about the mistakes near the end of the half that helped get the game away from the Wildcats. Then they evaluate quarterback Jack Lausch and discuss what he needs to do going into a hostile environment against Iowa. Jacob Schmidt, […]

10-23
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