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The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Redshirt junior punters Hunter Renner and Luke Akers walk off the field after an extra point attempt in the fourth quarter.

Football: Special teams differential dooms Northwestern in 40-14 loss against Iowa

October 26, 2024

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Early in the second quarter, Iowa punter Rhys Dakin trotted onto the field for his first punt of the game. Seconds after the ball launched off his foot, Northwestern was pinned on its...

Iowa running back Kaleb Johnson evades tacklers during his team's victory over Northwestern Saturday.

Rapid Recap: Iowa 40, Northwestern 14

October 26, 2024

IOWA CITY, Iowa — With nearly 70,000 spectators coated in black and yellow Saturday afternoon, Northwestern and Iowa charged into Kinnick Stadium, both searching for a pivotal bounce-back victory. In...

Redshirt sophomore quarterback Jack Lausch throws against Indiana on Oct. 5.

Football: Northwestern prepares to enter ‘hostile’ Kinnick Stadium to take on Iowa

October 21, 2024

On Oct. 11, Northwestern entered SECU Stadium and dismantled Maryland with a resounding 37-10 win. The nearly 40,000 fans in attendance didn’t seem to affect coach David Braun’s squad. The Wildcats...

A football player in a purple jersey runs with the ball.

Football: Calling all college football sickos to the Fitzgerald-Ferentz bowl, a Big Ten West meeting for the ages

October 26, 2022

Big Ten West football enthusiasts, come one, come all for the scariest sight you’ll see this Halloween weekend: Northwestern defensive coordinator Jim O’Neil and Iowa offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz...

Football: Over a decade, how have Mick McCall’s Northwestern offenses fared?

Football: Over a decade, how have Mick McCall’s Northwestern offenses fared?

September 27, 2018

It’s one of the oldest tropes for grated college football fans: Fire the offensive coordinator. For every Lincoln Riley, the Oklahoma head coach and former offensive coordinator who designed the Sooners’...

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