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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

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

The Daily Northwestern


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Football: Two former Northwestern players win Super Bowl LVI with Los Angeles Rams

February 14, 2022

Northwestern football may have struggled in 2021, but two of its former players in the pro ranks have reached the sport’s pinnacle. Two former Wildcats — defensive end Earnest Brown IV and wide...

Football player jogs down field.

Football: Two-time All-Big Ten safety Brandon Joseph announces transfer to Notre Dame

January 8, 2022

After a successful two years at Northwestern, safety Brandon Joseph will ply his trade at a different Midwestern private school in 2022. Joseph announced his commitment to Notre Dame Saturday morning,...

Football: Five moments that powered the Wildcats to the Big Ten title game

Football: Five moments that powered the Wildcats to the Big Ten title game

November 30, 2018

Football THE RETURN By Joseph Wilkinson Clayton Thorson stood in the backfield awaiting a snap. It was his 40th straight game as Northwestern’s starting quarterback. But it was only the second...

Ben Skowronek celebrates after a touchdown catch. The touchdown proved to be the defining moment in Northwestern's win at Iowa.

Football: Skowronek’s game-winning catch will be forever remembered in Northwestern lore

November 10, 2018

Football IOWA CITY, Iowa — For 13 seasons, Pat Fitzgerald has been harping about his goal for Northwestern to win a Big Ten championship. But the play that sealed his Wildcats’ (6-4, 6-1 Big...

Football: Notre Dame, Northwestern to renew historic rivalry at Ryan Field meeting decades in the making

Football: Notre Dame, Northwestern to renew historic rivalry at Ryan Field meeting decades in the making

October 31, 2018

It was 1889 when Northwestern and Notre Dame met for the first time in football. The two programs have inscribed 129 years of indefatigable history since, albeit a decidedly unbalanced history at that....

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