Football CHAMPAIGN — Unlike Illinois, Northwestern knew Saturday would be its last game of the season. So the Wildcats practiced like it — and played like it. “We talked about this week being...

Football CHAMPAIGN — As the clock crept towards triple zeros on the Memorial Stadium scoreboard, on Northwestern’s season and on his career as a Wildcat, senior center Jared Thomas formed a hudle...

Football After being the most consistent weapon in Northwestern’s offense over the last two weeks, Evan Hull’s season is probably over. He’s not expected to play Saturday against Illinois, but...

Football Somebody else needed to give play-calling signals from the sideline because the player who had been doing it all season was finally getting his shot at quarterback. Sophomore quarterback...

Football For all the hand-wringing and excuses and experts explaining what’s really wrong with Northwestern this season, Pat Fitzgerald provided a pretty simple explanation after Saturday’s loss...