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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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Bhargav Maganti (left) and Igor Karlicic with Northwestern’s customized Seeker. The Seeker is the world’s first robotic quarterback, and it uses tracking technology to make passes more accurate and practices more efficient.

No quarterback? No problem. NU alumni design world’s first robotic quarterback

February 18, 2021

Football A new quarterback made its way into Ryan Fieldhouse on Friday — and no, it wasn’t Ryan Hilinski. A 6-foot tall, purple and black robot called the Seeker, designed by Northwestern alumni...

Mark Murphy. Before becoming President and CEO of the Green Bay Packers, Murphy was the athletic director at Northwestern.

Q&A: Packers’ president and CEO Mark Murphy talks career, years as NU athletic director

February 1, 2021

For four and a half years, Mark Murphy was at the helm of Northwestern sports. As athletic director from 2003 to 2007, Murphy saw the Wildcats achieve success across the board, with lacrosse winning three...

Pat Fitzgerald lifts up the Holiday Bowl Trophy after Northwestern took down Utah 31-20 on New Years Day in 2019. He’ll hope for more celebrations like that in the next ten years, having just signed a decade-long contract extension to stay at NU.

Riker: Wildcat football’s biggest win of the season comes at the end with Fitzgerald extension

January 28, 2021

The most successful era of Northwestern sports came to a close on a sunny January afternoon in Orlando. The Wildcats’ 35-19 win over Auburn on Jan. 1 gave NU a Citrus Bowl trophy to top off a wildly...

Pat Fitzgerald watches a play during the Big Ten Championship. Fitzgerald signed a new deal keeping him in Evanston until 2030.

Fitzgerald staying at Northwestern; signing new ten-year deal, per report

January 27, 2021

Football Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald has agreed to a ten year contract extension that will keep him in Evanston until 2030. The news was first reported by Pete Thamel of Yahoo Sports. The...

Football: Quarterback Ryan Hilinski transfers to Northwestern from University of South Carolina

January 19, 2021

Football Northwestern has its newest quarterback. For the third straight year, the Wildcats have dipped into the transfer portal in search of a starter at the position. This time, it’s Ryan Hilinski,...

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