Football CHAMPAIGN — Unlike Illinois, Northwestern knew Saturday would be its last game of the season. So the Wildcats practiced like it — and played like it. “We talked about this week being...

Football CHAMPAIGN — As the clock crept towards triple zeros on the Memorial Stadium scoreboard, on Northwestern’s season and on his career as a Wildcat, senior center Jared Thomas formed a hudle...

Football Last year as Pat Fitzgerald, Clayton Thorson and the rest of the Northwestern players lifted the Land of Lincoln Trophy on the grass of Ryan Field, the Wildcats were living their best life....

Football Northwestern has been through a lot in the last two months. Offensive ineptitude. Problems taking care of the football. An extreme lack of discipline. Key players injured nearly every week. The...

Football Two months later, Northwestern’s losing streak is finally over. After losing seven straight games, the Wildcats (2-8, 0-7 Big Ten) overcame a shaky start to dispatch lowly UMass (1-10)...