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


Graduate student quarterback Ben Bryant gets hit in the pocket. In his Northwestern debut, Bryant completed 20-of-35 passes for 169 yards and two interceptions in the Wildcats’ 24-7 loss to Rutgers.

Rapid Recap: Rutgers 24, Northwestern 7

September 3, 2023

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Northwestern kicked off the first game in the post-Pat Fitzgerald era on Sunday, falling 24-7 on the road at Rutgers. The loss to the Scarlet Knights (1-0, 1-0 Big Ten) marks the...

A Northwestern player holds a helmet. Interim head coach David Braun and three players spoke to the media Wednesday following NU’s first open practice of fall camp.

Football Notebook: Takeaways from Northwestern’s first open practice of fall camp

August 10, 2023

Northwestern commenced its first open practice of the 2023 season on Wednesday, and its sixth practice of fall camp. The Wildcats took the field under new leadership for the first time since 2006 in...

Players in black uniforms line up on a field before a play.

Football: “I’ve got to get the roster old again”: Northwestern works to balance the play of the old and new

November 10, 2022

Northwestern’s weekly Monday press conference seemed to be the same old, same old in the beginning.  However, 12 minutes into the presser, Fitzgerald repeated a statement he said he made nearly two...

Man in black uniform holds football

Rapid Recap: Ohio State 21, Northwestern 7

November 5, 2022

Going into this game with a 1.6 % chance of winning, Northwestern attempted to beat the odds, holding their own in the quintessential David versus Goliath faceoff against No. 2 Ohio State Saturday, but...

Player in white jersey looks ahead while on a football field.

Football: The return of No. 11: A.J. Hampton Jr. is ready to ball after missing five games due to injury

October 27, 2022

Senior defensive back A.J. Hampton Jr. had the Big Ten in the palm of his hand last November. Entering Northwestern’s (1-6, 1-3 Big Ten) Friendly Confines contest against the Purdue Boilermakers,...

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