No. 23 Northwestern was clumsy, sloppy and slow in the first half as they fell behind 7-3 at halftime.
Redshirt freshman quarterback Clayton Thorson lacked the poise he displayed against Stanford and...
Thomas Sirk is Duke’s starting quarterback heading into the Blue Devils’ matchup Saturday with No. 23 Northwestern, and that’s about all the Wildcats know about the recently promoted junior.
Sirk...
Late last fall, with Anthony Walker only several weeks into his tenure as Northwestern’s middle linebacker, coach Pat Fitzgerald asked the redshirt freshman whether it “felt like high school” yet,...
1. The defense is really, really good
Northwestern had the worst pass rush in the Big Ten a year ago, posting just 17 sacks, and still managed to finish seventh in the conference in points allowed...
It was an opening-game test unlike any Northwestern football has faced in years. And the team passed with flying colors.
The Cats won the battle in the trenches, holding No. 21 Stanford to 85 rushing...
