Football It was third down at Michigan State’s seven-yard line. Down by three points and looking for a shift of momentum, Northwestern’s defense had a prime opportunity to earn a stop...

Football SAN DIEGO — Trey Klock’s path to Northwestern was anything but direct. A three-star prospect from central Pennsylvania who played five different positions during high school — ranging...

Football Clayton Thorson took the snap with less than two minutes to go in the second quarter of Northwestern’s game last Saturday against Minnesota, faked the handoff and took off to the right. There...

Most people in Jacksonville, Illinois — population 18,454 — are University of Illinois fans. After all, Champaign is just 120 miles from the town. The two places share some similarities, as small population...

Football When Northwestern’s 2018 schedule was announced over a year ago, few could have predicted where the Wildcats sit now: Preparing to welcome No. 4 Notre Dame for a primetime game, riding...