Mike McGraw
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Northwestern turns to rotating QBs while Persa fights to regain old formOct 17, 2011 12:00 am - Perhaps the pivotal play in Northwestern’s 41-31 loss at Iowa occurred in the first quarter. The Wildcats had first-and-goal at the Iowa 7-yard line when quarterback Dan...
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Rose on NBA lockout: It’s very sadOct 15, 2011 12:00 am - NBA players are locked out, but Derrick Rose is free to supply the means for others to play basketball. With a couple of hundred fans camped out on State Street to greet...
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Five reasons why Illini are riding highOct 14, 2011 12:00 am - Daily Herald readers are quite familiar with the story of Illinois junior defensive lineman Whitney Mercilus, who tried to help a teammate last April who was losing cont...
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Grant knocks off AntiochOct 14, 2011 12:00 am - Back in Week 4, Grant went into the locker room at halftime trailing Wauconda by 20 points, after already suffering lopsided losses to Lakes and Grayslake Central the pr...
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Grant's impressive turnaround continuesOct 13, 2011 11:00 pm - Back in Week 4, Grant went into the locker room at halftime trailing Wauconda by 20 points, after already suffering lopsided losses to Lakes and Grayslake Central the pr...
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Northwestern’s woes begin with defenseOct 13, 2011 12:00 am - Northwestern will carry a three-game losing streak into Saturday night’s game at Iowa, and the team’s problems are easy to spot. Besides squandering second-half leads ag...
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NIU showdown a quarterback showcaseOct 13, 2011 12:00 am - Among the Mid-American Conference stat leaders, Western Michigan quarterback Alex Carder and Northern Illinois’ Chandler Harnish rank 1-2 in total offense, separated by ...
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Wildcats’ defense falls shortOct 10, 2011 12:00 am - Each week, Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald announces players of the game in several categories — offense, special teams, practice players, big playmakers. Following Sa...
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Big Ten quarterbacks proving more elusive than everOct 09, 2011 11:00 pm - A revolution is well under way in Big Ten football, and it has nothing to do with Leaders or Legends. The league is engulfed in an unprecedented era of athletic quarterb...
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Wildcats fall despite 10-point halftime leadOct 08, 2011 12:00 am - A common phrase used by Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald is to “flush it.” That means when a bad play or tough loss happens, his players are instructed to move on and f...