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Persa Takes Over in Evanston
Another year, another Northwestern quarterback. That’s the story in Evanston as the Wildcats will start their third different quarterback in three years when junior Dan Persa takes over under center...
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Northwestern Rolls Past Rice 30-13
HOUSTON (AP) Dan Persa threw for 307 yards and a touchdown Saturday night to lead Northwestern to a 30-13 victory over Rice. Persa, who completed 24 of 32 passes and was not intercepted, also ran for a...
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Northwestern Holds Off Central Michigan 30-25
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) Dan Persa threw two touchdown passes, both to Jeremy Ebert, and Northwestern held off Central Michigan 30-25 Saturday. Jacob Schmidt added two rushing scores to help the Wildcats...
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Northwestern Looks To Rain On Gophers Homecoming Parade
By DAVE CAMPBELL, AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota’s raw defense has had a rough start to the season. Dan Persa and the Northwestern Wildcats don’t figure to provide any relief....
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Persa, Northwestern Rally Past Minnesota 29-28
By DAVE CAMPBELL, AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Dan Persa passed for 309 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 99 yards to make up for two red-zone turnovers, leading Northwestern’s rally past...
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Joe O’s College Pick Six: Undefeated Northwestern Cruises Past Purdue
Joe Ostrowski is the executive producer of The Laurence Holmes Show & can be heard on Saturdays 8pm-midnight on The Joe O & Rock Show. Purdue(2-2) @ Northwestern(5-0) – 6:30pm NW favored by 9.5...
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Persa Among Big Ten QBs Leading Offensive Renaissance
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Quick: Name the league with the nation’s best crop of quarterbacks this season. Bet the Big Ten didn’t come to mind, did it? Well, believe it. With the season at the halfway point...
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After Week Off, Wildcats Faced With Unbeaten Spartans
(WSCR) - The Wildcats are faced with a daunting task this weekend. They play host to the eight-ranked Michigan State Spartans, who will travel on their first legitimate road game this season. Off to...
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Michigan State Remains Undefeated
(WSCR) – Northwestern came close to putting an end to Michigan State’s undefeated record, trailing by just one point minutes before the game was over. The Spartans intercepted Dan Persa with two...
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Northwestern Wins Sixth Straight Road Game
(WSCR) – Dan Persa gave Northwestern the upper hand against Indiana before leaving the game from a concussion. By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) Dan Persa threw two touchdown...
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Wildcats Look To Avoid History
(WSCR) – The Northwestern Wildcats take on the daunting task of traveling to State College, Pennsylvania to avoid becoming a footnote in college football history. Pat Fitzgerald’s squad has played...
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Penn State Makes 2nd Half Comeback Over Northwestern
(WSCR) – It was beginning to look like Penn State’s Joe Paterno wouldn’t get his 400th win from Northwestern until the second half. After half time, the Nittany Lions came back from their 21-7 deficit...
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Northwestern Makes Second Half Comeback Over Iowa
(WSCR) – After trailing 17-7 in the third quarter, Northwestern caught an interception to near the goal line to kick-start a comeback. For the fifth time in six seasons, the Wildcats have defeated...
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Muller: Fitzgerald And His Wildcats Flourish In ‘Spoiler’ Role
By Shawn Muller– The final week of the 2010 Big Ten football season will be the Northwestern Wildcats toughest game to date. This Saturday, Pat Fitzgerald and his Wildcats will travel to Camp Randall...
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Wildcats Take Huge 70-23 Loss
(WSCR) – Northwestern was given no chance as they faced Wisconsin. Montee Ball’s four touchdowns and Venric Mark 94 yard touchdown return was too much for the Wildcats to handle. By CHRIS JENKINS AP...
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Wildcats Start Spring Practices
On Monday, the Northwestern Wildcats’ football team starts their 2011 spring practices. This year’s practices start three weeks earlier than they have in the past, and just three months after their New...
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Persa, Scheelhaase Honored On Big Ten Players To Watch List
By Adam Hoge- CHICAGO (CBS) Big Ten coaches voted to eliminate the annual preseason media poll and instead have instituted a much less exciting “Players To Watch List”, which was released Thursday...
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Northwestern Launches ‘PersaStrong’ Heisman Campaign
By Adam Hoge- (CBS) Northwestern launched a Heisman Trophy campaign for Dan Persa Monday in an effort to get its senior quarterback more attention nationally. The highlight of the campaign is a...
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Shepkowski: Persa Push Already Paying Off
By Nick Shepkowski- (CBS) Not a soul with an ounce of college football knowledge thinks for a second that Northwestern quarterback Dan Persa has a snowball’s chance of winning the next Heisman Trophy....
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Northwestern Embracing High Expectations
By Adam Hoge- EVANSTON, Ill. (CBS) Dan Persa has no problem admitting these are the highest expectations he has faced since coming to Northwestern. The senior quarterback — and anointed Heisman...
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Northwestern QB Persa Questionable For BC Game
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) – Northwestern quarterback Dan Persa, is still recovering from a ruptured Achilles’ tendon, is listed as questionable for Saturday’s opener at Boston College. Northwestern released...
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Colter, In For Persa, Leads Northwestern By Boston College 24-17
BOSTON (AP) - Backup Kain Colter threw for 197 yards and ran for 71 more with a touchdown on Saturday to lead Northwestern to a 24-17 victory over Boston College in the season opener. Colter completed...
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FDNY’s ‘Rescue 4′ Visits Northwestern Campus
EVANSTON (CBS) – Northwestern University is preparing for Saturday’s home opener against Eastern Illinois University on the eve on the 10-year anniversary of 9/11. As CBS 2’s Megan Mawicke reports,...
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Wisch: Heisman Campaign For Injured Persa A Little Premature
By Dave Wischnowsky – (CBS) It’s estimated that the rehab for an Achilles tendon rupture such as the one suffered last November by Northwestern quarterback Dan Persa takes anywhere from 12 to 14...
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Colter Leads Northwestern Past E. Illinois, 42-21
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) - Kain Colter delivered again while filling in for star Dan Persa, running for a career-high 109 yards with three touchdowns and throwing for 104 more to lead Northwestern to a...
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Report: Persa Says He’s Ready For Season Debut
Dan Persa says he’ll be ready to quarterback the Wildcats when they return from their bye week Oct. 1 at Illinois. According to a Chicago Tribune report, Persa has been cleared to make his 2011 debut...
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No. 24 Illini Catch Northwestern, 38-35
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Northwestern quarterback Dan Persa threatened to steal the show, but Illinois’ Nathan Scheelhaase owned the last act. Scheelhaase squirmed his way into the end zone from a...
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Persa Good To Go; Trumpy out For Season
(CBS) After leaving Saturday’s game in the fourth quarter with what was described as “soreness” in his right foot, Dan Persa will start for the Wildcats on Saturday against Michigan. Illinois’ Michael...
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Muller: Northwestern Will Beat Michigan In Must-Win Game
By Shawn Muller- (CBS) This season, Michigan has their loyal fan base believing that “Big Blue” is back! Brady Hoke for President! 2006 was the last time the University of Michigan football team...
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Northwestern’s Persa Questionable For Indiana
(CBS) Northwestern quarterback Dan Persa is questionable for Saturday’s game at Indiana. Head coach Pat Fitzgerald said Monday that Persa is battling turf toe and is wearing a walking boot. The...
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Wisch: Start Demanding Wins, Stop Rewarding Mediocrity at NU
By Dave Wischnowsky – (CBS) The Northwestern football program has lost 11 of its last 15 games, hasn’t won a bowl since 1948 and is run by a head coach with a six-year record of 36-34. Yet in January,...
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Wildcats Set Records In 59-38 Rout At Indiana
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) – Northwestern looked like it was playing a video game Saturday. The Wildcats scored on nine of their first 10 possessions, piled up 616 total yards and ended a five-game losing...
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Persa, Ebert Lead Northwestern Past Rice 28-6
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Dan Persa threw for a career-high 372 yards, Jeremy Ebert set a personal best with 208 receiving yards and Northwestern beat Rice 28-6 on Saturday. Persa also matched a career...
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