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COACHING STAFF
Assistant Coach (Wide Receivers) | 9th season | Alma Mater: Butler, 1993
Dennis Springer enters his
ninth season as Northwestern's
wide receivers coach. In 2018,
Springer's group ranked third in
the Big Ten with 3,352 yards. The
receiving corps were anchored
by one of the most productive
wide receivers in program
history, All-Big Ten honoree
Flynn Nagel, who finished 10th
all-time for career receptions at
Northwestern. However, no play
was bigger than Ben Skowronek's
game-winning touchdown against
Iowa, a one-handed catch that
ultimately sent the Wildcats to
the first Big Ten Championship
game in program history.
DENNIS SPRINGER
Assistant Coach (Linebackers) | 2nd season | Alma Mater: Northwestern, 2006
Tim McGarigle returned to his
alma mater on Jan. 9, 2018.
McGarigle spent the 2017 cam-
paign as the defensive quality
control coach for the Green
Bay Packers. Prior to the NFL,
he spent the 2016 season as
the linebackers coach at Illinois
and four seasons (2012-15) at
Western Michigan in the same
role. During his college career,
McGarigle totaled a school and
FBS-record 545 tackles, post-
ing three-consecutive 140-plus
tackle seasons. He was drafted
by the St. Louis Rams in the
seventh round of the 2006 NFL
Draft.
TIM MCGARIGLE
