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...

Football is a game of inches, and a struggling Northwestern team found that out the hard way Saturday. The Wildcats (0-2) lost on a last-second 33-yard field goal from Illinois State kicker Sean Slattery...

Late in the fourth quarter, Clayton Thorson tucked the ball under his right arm and raced toward the goal line as a Western Michigan linebacker swung his arm at the sophomore quarterback’s shoulder....

Football Although he hadn’t played a game of football since January’s Outback Bowl loss, Justin Jackson looked to be in midseason form. The junior running back — nicknamed “The Ball Carrier”...

After a grueling offseason, football is finally back. Check out our staff’s predictions for Northwestern in 2016. BEN POPE: Much of this 2016 Wildcat team is already a well-known commodity. The...