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

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

The Daily Northwestern

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Football: What to Watch For: Northwestern heads to Happy Valley amid depressing three-game skid

September 28, 2022

Football Northwestern is headed to University Park, Pa. for its first true road game of the 2022 season against No. 11 Penn State on Saturday. The Wildcats and Nittany Lions both enter the...

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Football: “You earn what you work for”: How Xander Mueller followed his brother’s footsteps and earned a crucial role on Northwestern’s defense

September 28, 2022

The linebacker position has always been a strength for Northwestern’s defense.  From the recently departed “Irish Law Firm” in Chris Bergin, Blake Gallagher and Paddy Fisher to coach Pat Fitzgerald...

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Football: New Ryan Field designs look to reduced capacity, state-of-the-art canopy to enhance gameday atmosphere

September 28, 2022

Northwestern athletics has drastically redesigned the campus landscape in the past decade, from the futuristic Ryan Fieldhouse along the shore of Lake Michigan to the multipurpose Welsh-Ryan Arena. The...

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Football: “A modern take on a historic look”: Behind the scenes of Northwestern’s offseason uniform upgrade

September 28, 2022

Creating a new college uniform set is typically a lengthy process, lasting at least 18 months and requiring approval from people across the football program and athletic department. For Northwestern,...

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Football: “All of our goals are still in sight”: Wildcats outline path forward after winless September

September 25, 2022

From a 21-0 first-half deficit to Duke to start Northwestern’s stretch of September games to a run of 10 unanswered points that gave Miami (Ohio) a late win and mercifully ended the month, the Wildcats’...

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