Football Most people would be terrified by 10 football players hurtling toward them with the sole goal of hitting as hard as they can. But Flynn Nagel sees punt returns differently. “Right after...

Football When Northwestern twice benefited from first-half Nebraska fumbles at the one-yard line, the good fortune at Ryan Field seemed like it might align just right for an upset victory. “The...

Football The year 2016 has generally not been kind to Northwestern’s players — except one. In another loss for the Wildcats (1-3, 0-1 Big Ten), senior wide receiver Austin Carr was again an...

Football Throwing for 320 yards and three touchdowns is a great night as a quarterback — completing only 18-of-39 passes is just the opposite. Putting the two together gives Clayton Thorson’s...

Northwestern could not seem to run the ball Saturday, so instead it went to the air. The Wildcats called pass after pass for sophomore quarterback Clayton Thorson, who fired 41 attempts, the most by...