Football Northwestern’s offense has been here before. In an echo of the September struggles of 2016, when the unit hit its nadir in a 9-7 loss to FCS program Illinois State, the Wildcats’...

Football It would have taken a perfect storm for Northwestern to pull an upset of No. 4 Penn State in Evanston. The visitors boasted an explosive offense and a fearsome defense and had steamrolled...

Football Northwestern didn’t exactly put on a Homecoming show. The Wildcats (2-3, 0-2 Big Ten) never found their rhythm offensively Saturday, allowing No. 4 Penn State (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten) to roll...

Justin Jackson has heard enough about it by now. He said he’s been hearing about it since last December, when he tore up 224 yards of Yankee Stadium turf in the Wildcats’ upset of Pittsburgh. The chatter...

Football Asked this week what position has made the least progress so far this season, Pat Fitzgerald didn’t answer directly. “I really thought we would be better running the football at this...