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Holiday Bowl Rapid Recap: No. 22 Northwestern 31, No. 17 Utah 20
Football SAN DIEGO — In Northwestern’s stunning 39-34 loss to Akron in September, the Wildcats led 21-3 at halftime before collapsing in the second half with three game-changing turnovers that directly led to Akron points. Against No. 17 Utah in the Holiday Bowl on Monday, it was No. 22 NU (9-6, 8-1) who channeled its... → Read More
Football: Costly turnovers doom Northwestern in Big Ten Championship Game
Football INDIANAPOLIS — Any path to a win for No. 21 Northwestern, which entered Lucas Oil Stadium as 16.5-point underdogs, involved the Wildcats winning the turnover battle. Instead, they coughed the ball up three times and lost 45-24 to No. 6 Ohio State. “Against a team like that you have to play clean. You can’t... → Read More
Men’s Basketball: Northwestern comes up just short in conference opener at Indiana
Men’s Basketball BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — In a game more reminiscent of 2017’s wire-to-wire battle than last season’s no-show, Northwestern fell narrowly to Indiana, 68-66, at Assembly Hall on Saturday. Dererk Pardon’s 24 points were not enough to overcome the onslaught of buckets from the Hoosiers (6-2, 1-0 Big Ten), who shot 55 percent from the... → Read More
Northwestern women’s basketball suffers bizarre 52-49 loss to Pitt
Women’s Basketball Northwestern suffered its first loss of the season in brutal fashion Thursday, losing 52-49 to Pittsburgh in a game that spent three quarters making a mockery of the concept of offense. The Panthers (5-4) picked up their first road win since Feb. 1 while the Wildcats (5-1) finished with their lowest point total... → Read More
Football: Northwestern secondary facing massive test against Ohio State, Dwayne Haskins
Football Ohio State quarterback Dwayne Haskins’ 2018 season is the best of any Big Ten signal-caller ever — and now he’s set to face Northwestern. Haskins, named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year this week, has thrown for more yards and more touchdowns in a single season than any quarterback since the conference was... → Read More
Football: Ohio State annihilates Michigan, setting up Big Ten title game with Northwestern
Football COLUMBUS, Ohio — Northwestern finally knows its opponent in the Big Ten Championship game: the Ohio State Buckeyes. Despite entering as modest home underdogs, the No. 10 Buckeyes (11-1, 8-1 Big Ten), embarrassed No. 4 Michigan (10-2, 8-1) in an absurd 62-39 victory Saturday. Next on the table for the Big Ten East champions:... → Read More
Football: Examining the statistical quirks of Clayton Thorson’s season
Football At times this season, Clayton Thorson has been outstanding. At other times, Northwestern’s senior quarterback has been almost miserable. But never has he been average. The senior quarterback has yet to finish a game this season with between 200 and 350 passing yards. He is averaging 233 yards per game, but has never come... → Read More
Football: Northwestern’s stellar line anchors entire defense
Football Even during Northwestern’s season-changing four-game win streak, the Wildcats were inconsistent. Whether in pass offense (senior Clayton Thorson’s two games with less than 200 passing yards), rush offense (back-to-back under 35-yard performances) or pass defense (allowing more than 300 yards passing to struggling quarterback Brian Lewerke), NU has been missing something each week.… → Read More
Rapid Recap: No. 4 Notre Dame 31, Northwestern 21
Football Notre Dame’s path to the College Football Playoff continues unabated after the No. 4 Fighting Irish pulled out a 31-21 victory over Northwestern on Saturday evening at Ryan Field. Quarterback Ian Book and the Notre Dame (9-0) passing attack were just too much for the Wildcats (5-4, 5-1 Big Ten) to handle. The sophomore... → Read More
Football: Northwestern’s path to the Big Ten West title goes through Wisconsin
Football Before the season, coach Pat Fitzgerald laid out his expectations. “We don’t hide from the goals that we have,” Fitzgerald said, “which are to win the Big Ten West, to win the Big Ten Championship and then go win our bowl game.” If Northwestern (4-3, 4-1 Big Ten) wants to accomplish those first two... → Read More
Northwestern women’s golf finishes third at Stanford Intercollegiate, is still really good
Women’s Golf Northwestern may have entered the Stanford Intercollegiate ranked No. 16 in the country, but after back-to-back NCAA quarterfinal appearances the Wildcats only measure themselves against the best. NU once again proved why it belongs in that group with a third-place, 1-over-par finish among a stacked field including No. 1 Southern California, which won... → Read More
Football: Thorson puts Wildcats’ offense on his back in victory over Nebraska
Football The idea of Clayton Thorson as an NFL quarterback seems more and more reasonable every week. The senior has always looked the part at 6-foot-4, 220 pounds, but he ranked last among qualifying Big Ten quarterbacks in passing efficiency in 2017 and was coming off an ACL tear in NU’s Music City Bowl victory.... → Read More
Rapid Recap: Northwestern 29, No. 20 Michigan State 19
Football EAST LANSING, Mich. — Northwestern put together its most complete performance of the season Saturday at Spartan Stadium, downing No. 20 Michigan State 29-19 as double-digit underdogs. Senior quarterback Clayton Thorson was the star of the day, completing 66 percent of his passes for 373 yards and three touchdowns, and running for another on... → Read More
Northwestern football Blake Gallagher thriving ahead of Michigan State game
Football Last year, Blake Gallagher was the new guy. He’d rotated in defensively through the first four games of the season, but then Paddy Fisher was ejected for targeting in the second half against Penn State. Fisher’s classmate, Gallagher, stepped into his role at inside linebacker. Across the line from Gallagher was Saquon Barkley, who... → Read More
Northwestern women’s golf ties for fourth at Windy City Collegiate Classic
Women’s Golf It was business as usual for Northwestern at the Windy City Collegiate Classic this week — holding its own against some of the best teams in the country and finishing tied for fourth place. The Wildcats had a unique advantage at this week’s tournament: they were playing at home, just up the road... → Read More
Field Hockey: Wildcats lose to Michigan again, beat Michigan State
Field Hockey In 2015, Northwestern lost to Michigan 4-3 in double overtime. In 2016, it took only one overtime for the Wolverines to pull out the victory. And in 2017, the Wildcats went 0-3 against Michigan, losing in the regular season, Big Ten Tournament and NCAA Tournament. No. 10 NU (8-5, 3-1 Big Ten) couldn’t get over the hump in 2018 either — at least not yet — after a 3-2 loss to the No.… → Read More
Northwestern offensive coordinator Mick McCall’s offense: a statistical investigation
It’s one of the oldest tropes for grated college football fans: Fire the offensive coordinator. For every Lincoln Riley, the Oklahoma head coach and former offensive coordinator who designed the Sooners’ record-breaking attack last year, there are dozens of people sitting in folding chairs, downing Busch Lights and yelling about how they could call better... → Read More
Field Hockey: Loss to Louisville sets Wildcats back in tournament push
Field Hockey Halfway through the season, Northwestern sits at a crossroads. The No. 14 Wildcats (5-4, 1-0 Big Ten) have two impressive wins, over current No. 9 Boston College and No. 22 Stanford, but have also suffered losses to No. 2 Connecticut, No. 4 Duke, No. 21 Boston University and most recently on the road at No. 7 Louisville. It may seem odd for the No. 14 team in the country to be… → Read More
Rapid Recap: Akron 39, Northwestern 34
Football What looked like an easy victory for Northwestern quickly became the Wildcats’ worst nightmare as NU (1-2, 1-0 Big Ten) lost 39-34 to middling MAC opponent Akron, blowing a 21-3 lead in the process. After a dominant first half that essentially went according to plan for the Cats and saw them holding a three-score... → Read More
Northwestern football falls to Duke 21-7 as offensive line falters
Football Northwestern’s two-quarterback system may get all the attention, but it was the Duke defensive line that dominated in the Blue Devils’ 21-7 victory Saturday at Ryan Field. Both senior Clayton Thorson and junior T.J. Green struggled all afternoon to find time to throw, as Duke piled up four sacks and forced 13 hurries, many... → Read More