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I'M A BETTER QUARTERBACK BECAUSE I TORE MY ACL
BY: CLAYTON THORSON
SENIOR QUARTERBACK CLAYTON THORSON PENNED A LETTER TO THE NORTHWESTERN FAITHFUL
PRIOR TO HIS SENIOR SEASON. NOW AS HE EMBARKS ON HIS FINAL GAME AS A WILDCAT, WE TAKE A
LOOK BACK AT WHY HE BELIEVED HIS INJURY A YEAR AGO SET HIM UP FOR SUCCESS IN 2018.
FUTURE WILDCATS: #NULEVEL19
HEAD COACH PAT FITZGERALD WELCOMED 18 NEW WILDCATS ON NATIONAL SIGNING DAY DECEMBER 19.
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table of contents ....................................................................................................... 4
2018 holiday bowl game notes & matchup ............................................................. 6
president morton schapiro ....................................................................................... 8
combe family vice president for athletics and recreation jim phillips ............ 9
dan and susan jones family head football coach pat fitzgerald .................... 10
The foundation: northwestern football (VIDEO) ................................................. 12
2018 WIldcats roster ............................................................................................... 14
2018 wildcats headshots ........................................................................................ 16
i'm a better quarterback because i tore my acl: by clayton thorson ............ 20
coaching staff ........................................................................................................... 28
written in ink ............................................................................................................. 36
future wildcats: #NULEvel19 .................................................................................. 46
EARLY SIGNING DAY
WRITTEN IN INK
BY: PRESTON MICHELSON
FOR MANY NORTHWESTERN STUDENT-ATHLETES, THEIR STORY CAN BE TOLD ON THEIR SKIN. TATTOOS
CAN BE A WAY OF LIFE; TATTOOS CAN BE INTIMIDATING. BUT WITHIN THESE PAGES ARE STORIES OF
FAMILY, RELIGION AND PASSION.
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