Northwestern University
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No. 6 Notre Dame overcomes slow start, beats UMass 62-27
Sep 26, 2015 7:00 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Notre Dame punter Tyler Newsome pinned back Massachusetts, and returner C.J. Sanders got the sixth-ranked Fighting Irish going. After Newsome pla...
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No. 17 Northwestern rallies to beat Ball State 24-19Sep 26, 2015 1:00 am - Clayton Thorson shook off a subpar first half by simply going back to the basics. "I just started going through my progressions," the Northwestern quarterback said. "In ...
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No. 6 Notre Dame seeks to avoid option hangover vs. UMass
Sep 25, 2015 7:00 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Sixth-ranked Notre Dame will be looking to avoid a hangover of sorts when it hosts Massachusetts on Saturday. The Fighting Irish are coming off a...
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Long lifts No. 23 Northwestern past Duke, 19-10Sep 19, 2015 1:00 am - DURHAM, N.C. - Warren Long touched the ball three times for No. 23 Northwestern - and wound up making two critical plays. Long ran 55 yards for a touchdown, then recover...
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Northwestern routs Eastern Illinois 41-0Sep 12, 2015 1:00 am - Redshirt freshman Clayton Thorson threw his first career touchdown pass and ran one in himself for the second straight game to lead Northwestern to a 41-0 rout of Easter...
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Northwestern looks to build on upset with E. IllinoisSep 11, 2015 1:00 am - Northwestern was feeling pretty good about itself after the season-opener - and then came the video review. Coach Pat Fitzgerald saw plenty of room for improvement as th...
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Thorson, Jackson lead Northwestern over No. 21 StanfordSep 05, 2015 1:00 am - EVANSTON - Northwestern wanted to prove a point against No. 21 Stanford and drove it home with a strong running game and solid defense that produced a season-opening sur...
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Calm, collected Thorson ready to go for NorthwesternAug 31, 2015 6:00 pm - Reporters kept asking Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald why redshirt freshman Clayton Thorson won the three-way competition to start at quarterback. Fitzgerald shared hi...
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NU's Donald in contention for FedEx Cup playoffsAug 18, 2015 11:00 am - This week's Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, N.C., isn't one of the bigger PGA Tour events, but it's huge for Luke Donald. The former Northwestern star, once No. 1 in...
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Ruling to allow college athletes to unionize is thrown outAug 17, 2015 1:00 am - The National Labor Relations Board on Monday blocked a historic bid by Northwestern University football players to form the nation's first college athletes' union, deali...