Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


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Football: Breaking down every game on Northwestern’s 2021 schedule

August 8, 2021

Football Expectations are high for Northwestern ahead of the 2021 season. Coming off their second Big Ten Championship appearance in three seasons, the path back to Indianapolis for coach Pat...

Individuals in purple and white jerseys and purple and white shirts fist pump and yell in celebration on green and white turf field.

Football: Ahead of 2021 season, Northwestern looks forward to the journey for a Big Ten Championship

July 26, 2021

Three trophy cases line the wall inside the Walter Athletics Center near the entrance of Wilson Field.  From left to right, the cases lay out the order of Northwestern’s goals each season: “Win...

Walker wears a black jacket, looking out with shades of green and purple behind him

Football: As Northwestern climbs toward contention for a Big Ten title, coach Randy Walker’s legacy remains intact 15 years after his death

July 9, 2021

Before the 2010 Outback Bowl, Pat Fitzgerald inserted a trick play into the game plan. It was one the Northwestern coach figured could, at the very least, generate a first down in a critical situation...

A running back carries the football against three defenders.

Q&A: Washington Football Team President Jason Wright (Weinberg ’04) still making history after storied college career

July 8, 2021

Though Northwestern set a record this April with Rashawn Slater and Greg Newsome II, both of whom heard their names called in the first round of the NFL Draft, that feat wasn’t the only example of the...

The exterior of Ryan Field, a large cement building with arched entryways and multiple windows.

Illinois passes Name, Image and Likeness legislation allowing student athletes to profit off their image

June 29, 2021

Illinois joined the ranks of dozens of states who have passed successful Name, Image and Likeness legislation Tuesday after Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law a bill allowing student athletes across the...

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