Mick McCall has been coaching college football since 1979. In those 40 seasons, for all the players he’s coached, he’s never seen one take notes like Clayton Thorson. “I don’t know how many...

Football Northwestern’s running game needed a spark. After an impressive start to the season, Jeremy Larkin had to retire because of cervical stenosis. So coach Pat Fitzgerald turned to a familiar...

Football Joe Gaziano just wanted someone to fall on the ball. The defensive end had just stripped Michigan State quarterback Brian Lewerke with the Spartans trailing Northwestern 39-31 in triple...

Football Were Jeremy Larkin more soft with his speech, more reticent to chat, more close to the vest about how he was feeling, he might still be the forerunner of Northwestern’s ground game, a powerful...

Football After a long wait, Northwestern’s Justin Jackson was selected with the sixth-to-last pick in the NFL Draft on Saturday. The Los Angeles Chargers took Jackson with the 251st pick, making...