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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


Justin Jackson (left) holds off a Penn State defender. The senior running back and the Wildcats will head to Maryland hoping to rebound from two straight losses.

Pope: Northwestern football’s real season begins this weekend

October 10, 2017

Football Five games into the season, Northwestern is basically where everyone thought they’d be. Yet fans are panicking. It’s a classic case of recency bias. After three weeks without a...

The Football Podcast: Picking up the pieces from Penn State

The Football Podcast: Picking up the pieces from Penn State

October 10, 2017

On this week's episode, Max Schuman is joined by Max Gelman and Cole Paxton to debrief a Northwestern game to forget against No. 4 Penn State over the weekend. They break down what went wrong for the Wildcats...

Clayton Thorson gets tackled. The junior quarterback passed for 142 yards in Northwestern's homecoming loss.

Football: Homecoming loss leaves Northwestern’s offense seeking answers

October 7, 2017

Football Northwestern’s offense has been here before. In an echo of the September struggles of 2016, when the unit hit its nadir in a 9-7 loss to FCS program Illinois State, the Wildcats’...

Armani Oruwariye intercepts a pass intended for sophomore receiver Ben Skowronek. The Wildcats turned the ball over three times in their loss to Penn State

Football: Northwestern sputters in 31-7 homecoming loss to No. 4 Penn State

October 7, 2017

Football It would have taken a perfect storm for Northwestern to pull an upset of No. 4 Penn State in Evanston. The visitors boasted an explosive offense and a fearsome defense and had steamrolled...

Godwin Igwebuike misses a tackle on Penn State running back Saquon Barkley. Igwebuike, a senior safety, was ejected for a targeting penalty in the second half of Northwestern's loss to No. 4 Penn State.

Rapid Recap: No. 4 Penn State 31, Northwestern 7

October 7, 2017

Football Northwestern didn’t exactly put on a Homecoming show. The Wildcats (2-3, 0-2 Big Ten) never found their rhythm offensively Saturday, allowing No. 4 Penn State (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten) to roll...

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