Football PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Northwestern, by most measures, played very poorly. But it was still, barely, enough to win. Despite trailing for long stretches of the second half and failing to...

Football Things haven’t always gone smoothly for Flynn Nagel. He didn’t get his Northwestern scholarship offer until the brink of National Signing Day. His freshman campaign was truncated by injury....

Football The idea of Clayton Thorson as an NFL quarterback seems more and more reasonable every week. The senior has always looked the part at 6-foot-4, 220 pounds, but he ranked last among qualifying...

Football Kyric McGowan flies past defenses by translating his film study to gameday schemes. JJ Jefferson sneaks past opposing players, getting just the necessary separation. Northwestern’s young...

Football EAST LANSING, Mich. — For sophomore linebacker Chris Bergin, Northwestern’s win over No. 20 Michigan State on Saturday had special meaning. Bergin, whose father won a Rose Bowl as a...