In a tumultuous tale of two halves, No. 21 Northwestern (7-2, 3-2 Big Ten) kicked a field goal with nine seconds left to edge Penn State (7-3, 4-2) 23-21 at Ryan Field on Saturday. What went right: NU...

Northwestern beat a nationally ranked opponent Saturday with a dominant defense and mistake-free offense, but you certainly wouldn’t know it from coach Pat Fitzgerald’s weekly news conference Monday. For...

It was an opening-game test unlike any Northwestern football has faced in years. And the team passed with flying colors. The Cats won the battle in the trenches, holding No. 21 Stanford to 85 rushing...

Special teams was not a point of strength for Northwestern in 2014. Aside from junior kicker Jack Mitchell’s heroics in an upset win over Notre Dame, the Wildcats’ kicking, coverage and return...