Mike McGraw
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What will NIU do for an encore?Aug 29, 2013 3:00 pm - Northern Illinois has a history with streaks. It wasn't that long ago when the Huskies held the nation's longest losing skid at 23 games. When that one finally ended wit...
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Northwestern braces for Cal’s uptempo attackAug 28, 2013 12:42 pm - Anyone with a Northwestern education would know not to feed the Bears. But what about fear the Bears? At his news conference this week, NU coach Pat Fitzgerald made it s...
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Follow these FBS players from the suburbsAug 28, 2013 10:00 am - They're spread from Hawaii to Boston, Houston to Wyoming, but reside mostly in the Midwest. We went looking for players from the Daily Herald coverage area on active FBS...
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Illini find a place for Prospect's OseiAug 27, 2013 2:00 pm - Even while piling up nearly 7,000 yards of total offense during two varsity seasons at Prospect High School, many colleges wondered whether Miles Osei was big enough to ...
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Suburban QB guru helps area players excelAug 26, 2013 5:03 am - The 1983 NFL draft has long been renowned for the six quarterbacks chosen in the first round — John Elway, Todd Blackledge, Jim Kelly, Tony Eason, Ken O’Brien and Dan Ma...
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Lake Zurich native looking to catch on at NIUAug 24, 2013 4:00 pm - Jacob Brinlee capped his high school career at Lake Zurich by rushing for 226 yards in a state championship loss to Wheaton Warrenville South. No colleges were ready to ...
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O’Toole stays positive as Illini backup QBAug 21, 2013 5:30 am - Looking from the outside, it’s tough to generate many positive feelings about Reilly O’Toole’s spot on the Illinois football team. The former Wheaton Warrenville South q...
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Providing some college football answersAug 11, 2013 8:00 am - Practice is under way. The games start in three weeks. So to commemorate the final year of a 12-team Big Ten, here are 12 questions heading into the college football sea...
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NU’s Vitale big on winningAug 08, 2013 4:49 pm - As secret weapons go, Northwestern’s Dan Vitale owns a pretty good disguise. He plays the superback position, sort of a glorified description for tight end. At most majo...
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Northwestern football bowled over with optimismAug 08, 2013 4:49 pm - There was plenty of buzz at Northwestern media day about a YouTube video posted this week by someone with the user name Purple Glop. The video is equal parts sincere tri...