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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


Northwestern fans cheer during Saturday's game against Ohio State. The Daily hopes the student section will continue to show support now that the national spotlight has turned off.

Editorial: Despite Homecoming loss, keep support for football program high

October 7, 2013

On Saturday, our Wildcats stepped on to Ryan Field to cheers from a sold-out stadium — including a student section filled beyond its 5,000-person capacity. Even before the gates opened for ESPN's "College...

Walfish: Big Ten 'taking it too far' with new process for bowl selection

Walfish: Big Ten ‘taking it too far’ with new process for bowl selection

June 26, 2013

The Big Ten is going down a slippery slope with its new tiered bowl-assignment scheme. In announcing agreements with the Holiday Bowl and Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl on Monday, the conference said its...

Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald should have plenty of inspirational material for his team prior to Tuesday's Gator Bowl. A Wildcats win would give the program its first bowl win since 1949.

Football: Why Northwestern will win the 2013 Gator Bowl

December 27, 2012

Have no fear, Northwestern fans. You will finally be able to witness the Wildcats win a bowl game on Tuesday when they take on the Mississippi State Bulldogs in the Gator Bowl. When NU does come out the...

Capital One Bowl CEO Steve Hogan has denied that individual conferences pressured the bowl into picking any teams. Northwestern plays Mississippi State in the Gator Bowl on New Year's Day.

Updated: Capitol One Bowl CEO calls rumors of Big Ten meddling ‘blatantly false’

December 16, 2012

The Capital One Bowl has put on a full-court press to deny rumors that the Big Ten intervened in the bowl's team selection this season. Capital One Bowl CEO Steve Hogan told The Daily on Saturday that...

Report: Capital One Bowl wanted Northwestern

December 13, 2012

Two members of the Capital One Bowl selection committee told the Orlando Sentinel on Thursday that their ideal match-up would have been Northwestern and Texas A&M. According to the sources, the...

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