• Kat Righeimer Brings Lessons from Kobe Bryant to Northwestern

    By Austin Siegel It starts with the eyes. Kat Righeimer is sitting in her Northwestern dorm room on a frigid January evening, the beginning of the Southern California native’s first snowstorm as a college student swirling outside her window, explaining everything Kobe Bryant taught her about pump fakes. “When a lot of coaches teach pump fakes to kids, they teach you to push the ball up,” Righeimer explains, raising an imaginary basketball in an exaggerated shooting motion. “But everyone knows [...]

  • WATCH: One-on-One with Maddie Zimmer

    Before Northwestern Field Hockey returns to the Final Four, Northwestern Softball alum Sydney Supple sat down with Big Ten Player of the Year Maddie Zimmer for an exclusive interview on her Olympic journey, road to Northwestern and how TrueNU has elevated her impact in the community. Part 1: ✅ Olympian ✅ Big Ten Champion ✅ National Champion ✅ Big Ten Player of the Year With the Wildcats back in the NCCA Tournament, @maddie_zimmer16 sat down with @Sydney_Supple to talk about [...]

  • Xander Mueller is Sharing His NIL Revenue with Teammates. Here’s Why.

    By Austin Siegel In the early morning hours of October 12, Xander Mueller got on a plane at Baltimore/Washington International Airport with an unfamiliar feeling. Northwestern’s do-everything senior linebacker has won bowl games and rivalry trophies in his time as a Wildcat, but until a 37-10 victory over Maryland last month, Mueller had never experienced a flight back to Chicago after a victory on the road. Bus rides? A couple after wins in Iowa City, West Lafayette and Champaign. Never [...]

  • WATCH: One-on-One with Coco Azema

    TrueNU’s Sydney Supple sat down with Northwestern Football captain and defensive back Coco Azema for an exclusive conversation about leadership, loss and what lies ahead as his final season with the Wildcats kicks off on Saturday. It’s bigger than football.@Sydney_Supple sits down with 2x @NUFBFamily captain, @coco_azema as he shares his journey on and off the field and how he plays every game for his brother, whose memory inspires him to lead with heart and purpose. 💜 PART I pic.twitter.com/pBSfOOVM2j [...]

  • The Oral History of the Final Game at Ryan Field

    By Austin Siegel The clearest sign that Northwestern’s 23-15 win over Purdue on November 18 wasn’t a normal college football game? Nobody wanted to leave. More than 30 minutes after quarterback Ben Bryant took a knee and students rushed the field to celebrate a victory that clinched the school’s first bowl berth since 2020, hundreds of Northwestern fans, coaches and student-athletes were still milling around Ryan Field. They took photos on the field and snatched blades of grass. Three days [...]

  • TrueNU & Y.O.U. Evanston Help Inspire Next Generation

    Youth & Opportunity United Evanston, an organization that hosts after-school and summer learning programs, has plenty of students with a passion for sports. But creating opportunities to play for more than 1,400 participants across Evanston hasn’t always been easy for Y.O.U. Program Manager Michelle Hinojosa. Enter, TrueNU. “I connected with Jacob [Schmidt] and TrueNU because we’re always looking for someone who can come in and play sports with our kids,” she said. “Finding out that working with these student-athletes would [...]