After the publication of my story this morning, I received another response from the HC of an IHSA Class 8A powerhouse.

Here’s an excerpt of what he had to say about Braun and NU:

Ben Bryant is trying out this weekend for the New York Jets’ rookie mini camp, according to a source

Another Banger from Matthew Shelton: An exhaustive account of what top IHSA coaches think of Coach Braun and the new staff so far.

These coaches could not possibly have loved Fitz more...and they are all both very honest and quite positive about Braun💯

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What do some of the top Illinois high school coaches think of Northwestern head coach David Braun?

Our Matthew Shelton surveyed eight of them to get their thoughts on him as a coach, a recruiter and a relationship builder.

Great stuff here.⬇️ northwestern.rivals.com/news/braun-and…

Every cut to the Pacers bench is a jump scare because Jim Boylen has a job in the NBA again???

7-foot big man Keenan Fitzmorris committed to Northwestern earlier today for what will be his SEVENTH year of college basketball next season.

Get to know the newest Wildcat here. northwestern.rivals.com/news/grad-tran…

Stony Brook center Keenan Fitzmorris announces his commitment to NU on Instagram.

The 7-footer averaged 10.9 points and 4.4 rebounds last season, and shot 76.7% from the FT line.

This will be his final season of eligibility

Cam Johnson to the Cowboys!

Three-star TE Zach Giuliano flips his commitment from Northwestern to Stanford.

Giuliano had announced his previous verbal to NU on Jan. 30 after a Junior Day visit

Northwestern offers three-star RB Isaiah Groves from Cross Plains (Tenn.) East Robinson.

RB coach Chris Foster visited Groves’ school on April 24
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Glad Doc played 35 y/o Danilo Gallinari over this guy for the last month of the season

THIS IS A FANTASTIC INTERVIEW💯
You will learn A TON💯
Matthew Shelton asking awesome questions.
David Braun giving forthright, informative answers.

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Northwestern offers 2026 four-star DE McHale Blade from Country Club Hills (Ill.) Hillcrest.

Blade has 14 other offers
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David Braun just finished his first spring practice as Northwestern's head coach.

Our Matthew Shelton sat down with him in an exclusive, one-on-one interview to talk about QB, the portal, NIL, recruiting and much, much more.

You need to read this.⬇️ northwestern.rivals.com/news/exclusive…

It drives me nuts that the Bears have gone to the Bear as their primary logo instead of the traditional C off their helmet.

I'm convinced they changed it in 2023 bc they thought they'd be in Arlington Heights soon and wanted as little visual association w/ the city as possible

Heavy machinery drills away at Ryan Field foundations.

Mind your volume settings before playing

Trucks filled with debris file out of the nearly demolished Ryan Field

Update from Matt Fortuna on Pat Fitzgerald’s litigation against Northwestern:

2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣6️⃣ DT King Liggins is a rising star at Brother Rice Football. He visited Norrhwestern on Saturday and told Matthew Shelton:

'I liked everything about the visit. The view, the coaches, the culture, I liked it.' northwestern.rivals.com/news/2026-dt-k…

In a stunning move, Brendan Sullivan, Northwestern's presumptive starter at quarterback heading into the 2024 season, announced he will be entering the transfer portal.

What does it mean? Here's our story. northwestern.rivals.com/news/quarterba…