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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

Nate Hall tackles an Iowa player. The Wildcats’ win over Iowa help boost NU to No. 22 in the College Football Playoff rankings.

Football: Northwestern ranked No. 22 in College Football Playoff rankings

November 13, 2018

Football For the first time this season, Northwestern is ranked No. 22 in the latest college football playoff rankings. After beating Iowa, clinching the Big Ten West and securing a spot in the...

Football: Northwestern cops 2020 quarterback commit

November 11, 2018

Football On Sunday, three-star quarterback Aidan Atkinson announced his commitment to Northwestern, its first commit in the Class of 2020. Atkinson, a junior from Fairview High School in Colorado,...

Ben Skowronek celebrates after a touchdown catch. The touchdown proved to be the defining moment in Northwesterns win at Iowa.

Football: Skowronek’s game-winning catch will be forever remembered in Northwestern lore

November 10, 2018

Football IOWA CITY, Iowa — For 13 seasons, Pat Fitzgerald has been harping about his goal for Northwestern to win a Big Ten championship. But the play that sealed his Wildcats’ (6-4, 6-1 Big...

Northwestern players celebrate after a touchdown. The Wildcats clinched the Big Ten West with a win against Iowa.

Football: Northwestern secures program-defining win at No. 21 Iowa

November 10, 2018

Football IOWA CITY, Iowa — Pat Fitzgerald has been saying it for years. Before this season: “We don’t hide from the goals that we have, which are to win the Big Ten West, to win the Big Ten...

A Notre Dame tackler wraps up receiver Charlie Fessler. The Wildcats fourth-quarter comeback came up short against the Fighting Irish.

Football: Wildcats’ fourth-quarter comeback attempt thwarted by Notre Dame

November 3, 2018

Football All of a sudden, Northwestern had returned from the dead. A long touchdown drive turned a 17-point deficit into a 10-point margin. A blocked punt led to a short scoring drive a moment later,...

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