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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


Kyric McGowan lines up on the outside. The junior has played both running back and wide receiver for NU this season.

Football: Northwestern’s lack of explosive plays is a problem

November 15, 2019

Football Last week’s game against Purdue was a high mark for the anemic Northwestern offense this season. The Wildcats scored 22 points — their highest total against a Power 5 conference opponent...

Aidan Smith takes off on a run. The junior will start his sixth game in a row this Saturday.

Football: How Aidan Smith has become the undisputed first string quarterback

November 14, 2019

Football Aidan Smith is Northwestern’s starting quarterback. For the first time all season, the junior quarterback is listed as the only starter on the depth chart and sophomore Hunter Johnson...

(Daily file photo by Noah Frick-Alofs). Hunter Johnson waits for the snap. The sophomore quarterback wants to play through a right knee injury.

Football: Inside Hunter Johnson’s return to the field and his aching right knee

November 7, 2019

Football Hunter Johnson just wanted to run back to the huddle, but he couldn’t do it. After taking a late hit in the third quarter of Saturday’s game at Indiana, Johnson was desperate to stay...

Hunter Johnson gets tackled on the play. The sophomore quarterback was injured on this play last game.

Football: Northwestern’s injuries have pushed the team to the bottom of the Big Ten

November 7, 2019

Football Early in the second quarter of Northwestern’s season opener against Stanford, senior cornerback and captain Trae Williams fell to the Stanford Stadium turf with an injury. The next quarter,...

Coach Pat Fitzgerald yells after Hunter Johnson was injured in the third quarter. Johnson did not return to the game.

Football: Hunter Johnson returns to action, gets injured again in loss to Indiana

November 2, 2019

Football BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — In what has become a nightmare season for Northwestern, the scariest moment yet came in the third quarter of the Wildcats’ sixth straight loss, a 34-3 beatdown by...

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