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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

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


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Football: Tight ends coach Bob Heffner retires after 13 years at Northwestern

November 29, 2021

Football After 13 seasons at Northwestern, Bob Heffner is moving on. The Wildcats announced their tight ends coach’s retirement on Monday afternoon. Special teams coordinator Jeff Genyk will...

Cameron Green reaches to catch a pass during a game last season. The Wildcats have struggled to replace Green at superback this season.

Football: After Cam Green’s retirement, NU has struggled to fill the void at superback

October 24, 2019

Football Coming off of the best season of his career, then-junior superback Cameron Green looked ready to become a key piece in Northwestern’s offensive puzzle in the 2019 season. But right...

Garrett Dickerson celebrates after scoring the go-ahead touchdown in the Pinstripe Bowl. The superback is expected to be a leading receiver for the Wildcats this season.

Football: Dickerson could be elixir for experience-lacking receiving corps

July 26, 2017

Football CHICAGO — When the watch list for the Mackey Award, given annually to college football’s best tight end, came out earlier this month, 55 names were on it. Northwestern senior superback...

Lightly recruited out of high school, junior superback Dan Vitale has thrived as a jack of all trades. Back-ups Jayme Taylor and Garrett Dickerson have become more specialized.

Football: Last of the Superbacks

October 2, 2014

Sometimes it seems like Northwestern forgets about its superbacks. That wasn’t the case Saturday, when junior Dan Vitale caught seven passes for 113 yards to help lead the Wildcats past Penn State....

Gameday: Rashad Lawrence embraces role as leader of receivers

October 25, 2013

It's the college football circle of life. A player enters a program naive to the world he’ll inhabit and progresses with the help of his elders. Before long, that player is a guardian for the next...

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