Category: Red Zone Interviews

Both in their historic run of shutouts and throughout the season, plenty of different players have contributed to the North Central defense’s ability to keep opponents off the scoreboards. Two players who have stepped up in particular are sophomores BJ Adamchik at linebacker and Zack Orr at defensive back. Both players are first-year starters, but…

Brad Spencer on Another Win and History-Making Defense Things just keep getting better and better for head coach Brad Spencer and the North Central football team. Following a 31-0 win over Washington University, the Cardinals are 7-0 and have a second consecutive College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin title in their sights with three games…

Brad Spencer on the Cardinals Clobbering the Big Blue North Central head coach Brad Spencer and his Cardinals football team delivered another typically excellent performance against Millikin, winning 65-0 and setting records in both rushing yards and total offense in the victory. While it may sound like a momentous occasion, for Spencer it was simply…

Friendship and Familiarity Dan Gilroy and Tyler Rich are in their fifth years on campus and are continuing to cause havoc in opposition backfields from their positions on either end of the Cardinals’ defensive line. They continue to be a focus of opposing game plans, but the defensive line as a whole has proved a…

Brad Spencer on a Dominant, Easy Victory Across sports, coaches like to often say things like ‘you only learn when you lose’ or ‘you grow through adversity.’ So what does North Central head football coach Brad Spencer hope his team learned from a 73-0 win over Carroll? “Well, you learn every week,” Spencer said. “The…

Luke Lehnen and Angelo Cusumano Lead the Way Sophomore quarterback Luke Lehnen and sophomore linebacker Angelo Cusumano have both been vital contributors to early success for North Central this season. For Lehnen, it’s familiar territory in his second season as the team’s starter at QB, while it’s represented a step up for Cusumano in his…

Matt Robinson and Dan Lester Interview Matt Robinson was one of the players leading Saturday night’s celebration, during which he was eager to make up for lost time. “Last year I didn’t have the chance to experience that feeling and that moment of beating Wheaton,” said Robinson, who was ruled out of the 2021 clash…

Brad Spencer Wins His First Bell For the fourth time in four weeks, it was a milestone Cardinals football victory for head coach Brad Spencer, as North Central defeated Wheaton 33-20 in the Battle for the Little Brass Bell. Despite the importance this game holds and that is placed on it by players and fans…

The North Central Cardinals made lots of big plays in their 76-6 victory over Elmhurst, and junior center Jarod Thornton and junior cornerback Nic Rummell always seem to be in the mix when things are going right for the Cardinals. Rushing Yards and Interceptions North Central rushed for 475 yards against the Blue Jays, the…

North Central head football coach Brad Spencer got his first win, first CCIW win, and now his first home win in the first three games of the season. The hurdles keep coming, though, as Wheaton awaits this weekend. This week on The Red Zone, Spencer contextualized where his team is at as they sit between…

After his team’s second win in as many games to start the season, North Central head coach Brad Spencer returns to the Red Zone to break down his team’s 56-7 win over Carthage College. Slow Start for North Central The first College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) contest for Brad Spencer as North Central…

In North Central football’s first two games of the season, big plays have come from a mixture of familiar faces and less well-known characters. Senior running back Terrence Hill has been a staple of the Cardinals offense for years, while junior safety Julian Bell is new to much of the roster having returned to North…