Mike McGraw
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Illini coach will make starting QB call ThursdaySep 05, 2012 7:41 pm - There are still three candidates to start at quarterback for Illinois on Saturday at Arizona State. Coach Tim Beckman expects to have a decision after Thursday’s practic...
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Northern confident in offensive coordinator switchSep 05, 2012 6:55 pm - Northern Illinois will have to make a tough adjustment on the football field. For now, all thoughts are focused on the well-being of assistant coach Mike Dunbar, who is ...
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Who will start Saturday for the Illini?Sep 04, 2012 8:44 pm - The quarterback spot remained a question mark for Illinois on Tuesday. A decision on whether or not junior Nathan Scheelhaase will start this week at Arizona State could...
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NU’s Fitzgerald on win: Live to fight another day and here we goSep 03, 2012 9:10 pm - Northwestern’s opener at the Carrier Dome on Saturday might as well have been the 14th game of the 2011 season. All of the past problems were back on display — inability...
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Big plays favor Glenbard NorthAug 31, 2012 2:22 pm - Considering there were two fast, swarming defenses on the field, Friday’s Carmel-Glenbard North clash didn’t figure to include so many fireworks. On the second play of t...
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For Illini football, the Beckman era beginsAug 30, 2012 11:00 pm - T-shirts reading “A New Era Beck-ons” are available at FightingIllini.com. The slogan is a nod to new coach Tim Beckman, who takes over after the school released Ron Zoo...
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Iowa’s program one to emulate for NIUAug 29, 2012 9:46 pm - Northern Illinois coach Dave Doeren played at Drake from 1990-93, a period in which Iowa made its most recent trip to the Rose Bowl. So Doeren knows all about the Hawkey...
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Young ’Cats hope to take NU to another levelAug 29, 2012 5:05 pm - A disappointing season for Northwestern used to mean no wins and a half-dozen 40-point losses. Times have certainly changed. Not long ago, four straight bowl trips for t...
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Northwestern’s line stocked with suburban starsAug 27, 2012 5:00 pm - Northwestern bills itself as Chicago’s Big Ten team. So it’s appropriate for this year’s squad to have a local flavor. Three suburban natives earned starting spots on th...
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Maine South prevails, but Warren makes gainsAug 24, 2012 7:02 pm - Warren doesn’t need any consolation prizes, but it did get a second-half victory on Friday. Maine South, led by Northwestern-bound quarterback Matt Alviti, put on an off...