On the bus ride back to Evanston after Northwestern’s 38-0 loss to Michigan, Clayton Thorson dove into the game film. He watched his Wildcats offense sputter to 168 yards, saw the unit fail to convert...

Facing a key third down with less than six minutes to play and a narrow seven-point lead, Northwestern gave the ball to its redshirt freshman quarterback. Clayton Thorson dropped back to pass and eyed...

2015 Football Preview Finally, after an off-season of speculation and competition, Northwestern has a quarterback. When the Wildcats’ offense takes the field against Stanford on Sept. 5, it...