Three trophy cases line the wall inside the Walter Athletics Center near the entrance of Wilson Field.  From left to right, the cases lay out the order of Northwestern’s goals each season: “Win...

INDIANAPOLIS, In. — As Northwestern head coach Pat Fitzgerald climbed up to the stage at Lucas Oil Stadium, “Go U, Northwestern”  played through the loudspeakers. Within seconds of beginning his...

Football Pat Fitzgerald wants everyone to keep discounting Northwestern. When he saw the video of Illinois linebacker Milo Eifler calling the No. 14 Wildcats (6-1, 6-1 Big Ten) “little brother,”...

Football For the past four seasons, the winner of grudgefest between Wisconsin and Northwestern went on to represent the West Division at Lucas Oil Stadium for the Big Ten Championship. That streak...

Football Northwestern depended on its run in Saturday's 21-20 win over Iowa at Kinnick Stadium, pounding the ball on the ground to make up for a depleted wide receiving corps. They needed to. After...