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Reason for Northwestern’s Fourth Quarter Struggles

WNUR’s Michael Stern (@michaeljstern23) investigates the reasons behind Northwestern’s fourth quarter struggles in the Pat Fitzgerald era. Here’s a scary stat. In the Pat Fitzgerald era, the Wildcats have been outscored 682-573 in the fourth quarter. That’s a difference of 109 points. Explaining this number might help explain why Northwestern seems to lose so many close games. So why is

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CatShot: Chi Chi Ariguzo

WNUR Sports Director Jim Sannes (@JimSannes) profiles Northwestern redshirt sophomore linebacker Chi Chi Ariguzo. Ariguzo leads the Wildcats with 6.5 tackles for loss and has been named Northwestern’s defensive “Big Playmaker of the Game” four out of the six weeks this season. Ariguzo discusses with Sannes how his injury last season may have helped him, Northwestern’s improved rush defense, and

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