Northwestern Wildcats

• Northwestern brings a 5-1 record and 4-0 home mark into the matchup after a narrow road win at Michigan State.
• The Wildcats sit in the top 25 with...

Northwestern's Oct. 31 game at Oregon kicks off at 12:30 p.m. and airs on Peacock. The Halloween afternoon matchup at Autzen gives Wildcats fans a firm schedule anchor.

Northwestern enters its matchup with Rutgers at 5-1 and ranked No. 24 after decisive wins over Colorado by 34 points and Penn State by 21. The...

Northwestern's 5-1 Wildcats kick off at 12:30 p.m. PT on Halloween at Autzen Stadium, streaming exclusively on Peacock. The No. 24 squad, powered by...

Michigan State's special teams, a season-long strength under LeVar Woods, showed cracks in their narrow defeat to the Wildcats.

• Punting edge:...

• Rutgers carries the FBS's longest losing streak to ranked teams at 45 games, with no win since 2009, making this its likely last chance this season...

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Northwestern's 24-21 last-second win over Michigan State shows a changed mentality: the Wildcats didn't lead until 0:02 remained yet still prevailed...

Pat Fitzgerald returns to face his alma mater Northwestern for the first time as Michigan State's head coach, but the coach is downplaying the emotional weight of the matchup.

• Chiles ties it late: Scored on 1-yard run and hit 2-point conversion to make it 21-21 with 7:24 left
• Blocked FG sparks rally: Matthew Smith...

Northwestern rallied for a 24-21 victory after Michigan State’s 33-yard field goal was blocked with a minute left. Aidan Chiles then led the game-winning drive following a stuffed fake punt and MSU’s conservative nine-run sequence.

• Kleather booted three field goals, including the 34-yard game-winner with two seconds left.
• Chiles' 1-yard touchdown run and 2-point toss to Honig...

Northwestern blocked Michigan State's 33-yard field goal try late, then drove 64 yards in six plays without timeouts. Jackson Kleather nailed the...

Northwestern stands at 4-1 overall and #25 in the AP poll, ranking 9th in the Big Ten with the nation's 32nd-best rushing attack and allowing just...

No. 25 Northwestern enters at 4-1 with its first ranked appearance since firing Pat Fitzgerald, while Michigan State (2-4) desperately needs a win in...

The matchup carries extra weight as Pat Fitzgerald returns to face his old program and Aidan Chiles plays his former school.

Key pregame predictions...

No. 25 Northwestern (4-1) heads to Spartan Stadium for a noon ET kickoff Saturday against Michigan State (2-4).

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Northwestern (4-1) is favored by 7½ points at Michigan State (2-4) on Saturday, thanks to a potent offense averaging 203 rush yards per game.

Aidan...

Braden Turner's probable return at cornerback gives Northwestern a key edge in the secondary.

• MSU injuries: Spartans missing top three cornerbacks...

• MSU faces Northwestern without any starting linebackers or cornerbacks and their top backups, after 14 players were ruled out.
• Chip Kelly's wing-T...