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GAME NOTES: ’Cats Set to Host Michigan at Sold Out Ryan Field
9/24/2018 2:06:00 PM | Football
| NORTHWESTERN FOOTBALL: GAME DAY INFORMATION | |||||
| DATE | OPPONENT | TIME | LOCATION | BROADCAST | LIVE STATS |
| Saturday, Sept. 29 |
Michigan | 3:30 p.m. | Ryan Field Evanston, Ill. |
TV: FOX RADIO: WGN 720 |
NUSports.com |
| FOX: Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (color) and Jenny Taft (sideline) WGN 720: Dave Eanet (play-by-play), Ted Albrecht (analyst), Adam Hoge (sideline) Social: Twitter (@NUFBFamily and @NU_SportsLive) | Instagram (@nufbfamily) | Facebook Game Notes: Northwestern | Michigan | Big Ten Fitzgerald Press Conference | Student-Athlete Press Conference |
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EVANSTON, Ill. —Northwestern will return to action Saturday when it plays host to No. 14/15 Michigan in front of sold out Ryan Field at 3:30 p.m.
The Wildcats and Wolverines will play in front of a nationally-televised audience on FOX with Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt and Jenny Taft on the call. As always, fans can listen to the broadcast with the voice of the Wildcats Dave Eanet, Ted Albrecht and Adam Hoge on WGN 720
LARKIN MEDICALLY RETIRING FROM FOOTBALL -- Sophomore running back Jeremy Larkin announced Monday he will retire from football, effictive immediately, due to a recent diagnosis of cervical stenosis. Larkin led the Wildcats with 346 rushing yards and five touchdowns through the opening three games of the 2018 campaign, his first as the Wildcats' primary running back. The sophomore leads the Big Ten in scoring (10 points/gm), ranks second in the Big Ten in rushing touchdowns, third in receptions per game (6.3), fourth in rushing yards per game (115.3) and fifth in total rushing yards.
MR. RELIABLE -- Senior quarterback Clayton Thorson has started all 42 games of his career, compiling a 28-12 career record as the program's all-time winningest quarterback. Thorson set career highs with 33 completions, 383 passing yards and three touchdown passes versus Akron, becoming the program's sole leader in career touchdown passes with 47 in the process.
SOMETHING IN THE WATER -- Each of the last two meetings at Ryan Field between Northwestern and Michigan have come down to the final play. Michigan pulled off a 27-19 victory in three overtimes on Nov. 16, 2013 before claiming a 10-9 victory on Nov. 8, 2014 when the Wildcats failed to convert a 2-point conversion that would have won the game.
GREENER PASTURES -- Junior superback Cam Green became the second Wildcat in as many weeks to haul in double-digit receptions when he posted career highs with 11 catches, 125 yards and two touchdowns versus the Zips. Green's 11 receptions are the most by a superback in program history.
FLEX ON 'EM, FLYNN -- Senior wide receiver Flynn Nagel leads the Wildcats with 20 receptions and 226 receiving yards. Nagel had a career-high 12 catches in a week two matchup versus the Duke Blue Devils. His 20 catches are the fourth most by a Wildcat through three games since 2000. The #HOMEGROWN product ranks 17th in the country and second in the Big Ten with 6.7 receptions per game and is third in the league with 75.3 receiving yards per game.
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