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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

Joe Gaziano recovers a fumble. Northwesterns defense came up huge in a win at Minnesota.

Football: Northwestern spurts past Minnesota, 24-14, winning sixth straight Big Ten game

November 17, 2018

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...

Flynn Nagel eyes the yard line needed for a first down in Northwestern’s crucial fourth-down conversion last Saturday against Rutgers. The Wildcats are 8-for-18 on fourth downs so far this season.

Football: Northwestern’s offensive ideology now revolves around fourth downs, for better or worse

October 25, 2018

Football Clayton Thorson stepped forward in the pocket, released the ball just as two Rutgers linemen converged and hit Flynn Nagel for a crucial fourth-and-4 conversion late in last Saturday’s...

Flynn Nagel sprints away from a Nebraska defender. The senior wideout currently leads the Big Ten in receiving yards.

Football: After up-and-down stretches, Nagel shines in his senior season

October 18, 2018

Football Things haven’t always gone smoothly for Flynn Nagel. He didn’t get his Northwestern scholarship offer until the brink of National Signing Day. His freshman campaign was truncated by injury....

Flynn Nagel celebrates a touchdown. The senior was one of two NU players who earned Big Ten recognition after Saturday’s win over Nebraska.

Football: Nagel, Luckenbaugh earn Big Ten weekly awards

October 16, 2018

Football Senior receiver Flynn Nagel and sophomore kicker Drew Luckenbaugh both earned Big Ten weekly awards for their performances in Saturday’s win over Nebraska, the conference announced Monday. Nagel...

Clayton Thorson fires a pass. The senior quarterback tallied a career-high 455 yards in Saturdays win.

Football: Thorson puts Wildcats’ offense on his back in victory over Nebraska

October 13, 2018

Football The idea of Clayton Thorson as an NFL quarterback seems more and more reasonable every week. The senior has always looked the part at 6-foot-4, 220 pounds, but he ranked last among qualifying...

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