Most people in Jacksonville, Illinois — population 18,454 — are University of Illinois fans. After all, Champaign is just 120 miles from the town. The two places share some similarities, as small population...

Football MINNEAPOLIS — Pat Fitzgerald was insulted. To start the week, he faced a barrage of questions about whether his Wildcats would stay focused in their final two conference games. Then the...

Football MINNEAPOLIS — It wasn’t the flashiest of wins, but Northwestern got the job done. The Wildcats stretched their Big Ten road winning streak to eight games with a 24-14 victory over...

Football At times this season, Clayton Thorson has been outstanding. At other times, Northwestern's senior quarterback has been almost miserable. But never has he been average. The senior quarterback...

Football Pat Fitzgerald has taken some ugly losses in recent years. Consider the one-two punch of Western Michigan (not so bad after all, since the Broncos went to the Cotton Bowl that year) and Illinois...