Charlie Brown is getting really close to finally kicking that football.
With each successive win — like the 73-61 triumph over Nebraska at Welsh-Ryan Arena on Thursday night — the Northwestern Wildcats inch closer and closer to doing something that no team has ever done in school history. But you knew that already.
The Wildcats have won five straight games and are now 17-4 overall on the season, with an impressive 6-2 Big Ten record to boot. They sit just a half-game behind Maryland and Wisconsin for the No. 1 spot in the conference and are tied with Purdue.