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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 defensive lineman Jaylen Pate tries to get past a Wisconsin defender. Pate was named to Pro Football Focus’ College Football Team of the Week after the loss to Iowa.

Football: Double repping and rotational system: How Northwestern’s surprise success started in the trenches

November 16, 2023

Northwestern’s defensive line was paper thin during spring ball. With only four defensive tackles and four defensive ends available, getting a breather between reps seemed like slim pickings. Although...

Rutgers quarterback Gavin Wimsatt rolls to his right while being pressured by graduate defensive lineman Jaylen Pate. NU finished with zero sacks on Sunday.

Football: Northwestern gets obliterated by Rutgers in the trenches, loses offensive and defensive line battles

September 3, 2023

In football, the game starts at the line of scrimmage.  It’s always been this way. And it always will be. Northwestern lost this battle on both the offensive and defensive side of the ball on...

Interim head coach David Braun and three players addressed the media Wednesday in the final press availability of fall camp.

Football Notebook: Braun to settle on starting QB, players talk coaching turnover

August 25, 2023

In less than two weeks, interim head coach David Braun will lead the Wildcats into the program’s first game of 2023, concluding a tumultuous summer in Evanston. Braun reiterated that the team’s...

A football player in a white jersey, white pants and a white helmet.

Football: ‘From sun up to sun down’: Northwestern’s Sean McLaughlin juggles football and STEM

November 17, 2022

Sean McLaughlin knew he never wanted to sit at a desk for eight hours a day. He wanted to help people. This realization prompted his decision to chart an academic and career path in STEM, all while playing...

Team in white-and-purple uniforms comes together.

Football Preview: Defense looks to bounce back after forgettable 2021 season

August 25, 2022

Forget about it and move on. That is the only way Northwestern, or at least the defense, should think about the 2021 season.  In an electric, yet odd, 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the...

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