Football Entering Saturday, Northwestern had played everyone close. The Wildcats lost to Michigan by only a field goal. They needed overtime to defeat then-winless Nebraska. Even lowly Rutgers lost...

Football Coming into Saturday, Jonathan Taylor ranked second in the country in rushing. Isaiah Bowser was tied for 463rd. That didn’t matter. In a monumental win for Northwestern, Bowser outdueled...

Northwestern played its most complete game of the season and made a huge statement in the Big Ten race with a 31-17 win over Wisconsin on Saturday at Ryan Field. Up against the defending back-to-back...

Football Before the season, coach Pat Fitzgerald laid out his expectations. “We don’t hide from the goals that we have,” Fitzgerald said, “which are to win the Big Ten West, to win the Big...

Football In its Big Ten opener Saturday against Wisconsin, Northwestern’s defense knows pretty much what it’s going to get. “Wisconsin is known for having those gigantic offensive linemen,”...