Skip Myslenski

There was a stunning comeback in the game's last 72 seconds. That was admirable. There was a basic breakdown on the first half's final play. That was inexcusable. There was...

There is no way to fully capture the Saturday festivities at Ryan Field, where Northwestern escaped with an improbable 36-31 victory over Nevada. To do that would take the space...

The concept is simple. You must make good decisions. But when the ball is snapped and a maelstrom of bodies is swirling around you, that can be as hard for...

This was early Monday afternoon and Pat Fitzgerald, the Northwestern coach, was reflecting on Michigan's stunning loss to Appalachian State. He first noted the parity in college football and then,...

This Saturday belonged most to Northwestern quarterback C.J. Bacher, who transformed Ryan Field into a canvas and produced a painting on it fit for framing. This is not to say...

He grew up, literally, at the end of the road, in an Alaskan fishing village called Anchor Point. It has no stoplights, one video store, one restaurant, two gas stations,...

The focus falls easily on the quarterback and the running back, on the receivers and the rampaging defenders. But as Northwestern enters the second half of its preseason, let us...

Here is the thing about an intrasquad scrimmage, which Northwestern held Saturday at Carthage College. The Wildcats' running game, still minus injured starter Tyrell Sutton, was anemic, with Sutton's primary...

There is no overestimating the value of team ownership. Any coach in any sport will say that, and this as well: The less he must poke, prod and push his...

Othyus Jeffers, an All-Horizon League performer who led Illinois-Chicago in scoring and rebounding as a junior last season, has transferred to Robert Morris. "That's true," Eagles coach Al Bruehl confirmed...