If a Northwestern running back’s name is mentioned in the same conversation as Ezekiel Elliot or Justin Jackson, he has to be doing something right. And running back Evan Hull seemed to do everything...

Football INDIANAPOLIS — There was no question coming out of halftime of Saturday’s Big Ten Championship Game: If Northwestern didn’t score right away, the game would get out of hand. So after...

Football THE RETURN By Joseph Wilkinson Clayton Thorson stood in the backfield awaiting a snap. It was his 40th straight game as Northwestern’s starting quarterback. But it was only the second...

Football Northwestern’s seniors have a rare opportunity. On Saturday’s Senior Day, the class will have a chance to go 4-0 against rival Illinois, which has struggled under coach Lovie Smith...

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...