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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

Mark Murphy. Before becoming President and CEO of the Green Bay Packers, Murphy was the athletic director at Northwestern.

Q&A: Packers’ president and CEO Mark Murphy talks career, years as NU athletic director

February 1, 2021

For four and a half years, Mark Murphy was at the helm of Northwestern sports. As athletic director from 2003 to 2007, Murphy saw the Wildcats achieve success across the board, with lacrosse winning three...

Pat Fitzgerald lifts up the Holiday Bowl Trophy after Northwestern took down Utah 31-20 on New Years Day in 2019. He’ll hope for more celebrations like that in the next ten years, having just signed a decade-long contract extension to stay at NU.

Riker: Wildcat football’s biggest win of the season comes at the end with Fitzgerald extension

January 28, 2021

The most successful era of Northwestern sports came to a close on a sunny January afternoon in Orlando. The Wildcats’ 35-19 win over Auburn on Jan. 1 gave NU a Citrus Bowl trophy to top off a wildly...

Pat Fitzgerald watches a play during the Big Ten Championship. Fitzgerald signed a new deal keeping him in Evanston until 2030.

Fitzgerald staying at Northwestern; signing new ten-year deal, per report

January 27, 2021

Football Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald has agreed to a ten year contract extension that will keep him in Evanston until 2030. The news was first reported by Pete Thamel of Yahoo Sports. The...

Redshirt freshman safety Brandon Joseph patrols the field during the Big Ten Championship game. Joseph figures to play a major role in new defensive coordinator Jim O’Neil’s plans next season.

Football: Northwestern hires NFL’s Jim O’Neil to serve as defensive coordinator

January 19, 2021

Football Northwestern is hiring Las Vegas Raiders defensive backs coach Jim O’Neil as its defensive coordinator, tapping a former graduate assistant and longtime NFL coach to replace the recently...

Peyton Ramsey lifts the Citrus Bowl MVP trophy.

Football: Northwestern quarterback Peyton Ramsey shines in Citrus Bowl, earns MVP honors

January 1, 2021

Football Up by one with less than two minutes remaining in the third quarter, Peyton Ramsey took a shot for the end zone. The graduate quarterback sat in the pocket before sending a high-arching...

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