Football In Northwestern’s season-opening loss to Michigan State, senior quarterback Hunter Johnson’s three-touchdown performance was one of the few silver linings. And even after a pedestrian...

Football DURHAM, N.C. — Northwestern had been here before. In Oct. 2018, the Wildcats trailed 31-24 to Nebraska with less than two minutes remaining and starting field position on their own one-yard...

Football In 2008, Pat Fitzgerald and David Cutcliffe clashed on opposing sidelines for the first time as head coaches. Fitzgerald, who took over Northwestern after the sudden passing of coach Randy...

Football Northwestern’s two touchdown drives came on its first two drives of the game. Sophomore running back Evan Hull rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown on the first possession, and 106 yards...

Football For a Northwestern program accustomed to breezing through Saturdays in September with noncompetitive matchups against FCS opponents, the 2021 season opener against Michigan State — just...