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• Skip Myslenski's Spring Practice Report No. 1
  Spring may not have been in the air from a weather perspective Saturday in Chicago, but spring football certainly was. Skip Myslenski filed this report from NU's first of 15 spring practices.
• Northwestern Football Performance Clinic Set for April 12
  On Thursday, April 12, Northwestern will host a day-long Football Performance Clinic for area high school football coaches, strength and sports performance coaches, personal trainers and parents. After beginning the day with a visit to a Northwestern spring practice and a welcome by head coach Pat Fitzgerald, clinic attendees will take in a series of presentations by the NU football performance staff on how best to maximize a football training regimen.
• Wildcats Hit Spring Practice Field March 3
  For the second year in a row, Northwestern's spring practice schedule commences during the late stages of the winter academic quarter and resume when players return from spring break. NU will hold five of its 15 spring practices before the Wildcats break for final exams and vacation, with the opening practice falling on Saturday, March 3.
• Adonis Smith Announces He is Transferring
  Northwestern University head football coach Pat Fitzgerald announced today that sophomore running back Adonis Smith (Oakland, Calif./Junipero Serra) is leaving the Wildcat program.
• Northwestern Announces 2012 Football Signing Class
  Head Coach Pat Fitzgerald and the Northwestern University football program announced today the signing of 21 recruits to National Letters of Intent.
• Northwestern Elects 12-Player Leadership Council for 2012
  Northwestern head coach Pat Fitzgerald announced Tuesday the members of NU football's 2012 Leadership Council, determined through a team-wide voting process. The 12-player group, composed of student-athletes at each class level, meets weekly throughout the year with Fitzgerald to discuss issues that affect the entire program.
• Northwestern Announces Addition of Transfer Kyle Prater
  Northwestern head football coach Pat Fitzgerald announced Saturday the addition of transfer wide receiver Kyle Prater to the Wildcats program. A product of nearby Proviso West High School, Prater formerly was enrolled at Southern California.
• Signing Day is Here! Follow NU's Live Signing Day Blog
  Signing Day is less than a week away and NUsports.com is set to present complete coverage once again for Wildcat fans. Northwestern's web site is your source for official Wildcat Signing Day coverage.
• NGN Announces Signing Day Reception at Ditka's
  On Wednesday, February 1, the Northwestern Gridiron Network will host a 2012 Signing Day Reception where head coach Pat Fitzgerald and his staff will announce the incoming freshman class of 2012. The event is scheduled for 1-3 p.m. at Ditka's Restaurant in Chicago (100 E. Chestnut St.).
• Persa, Netter Headed to East-West Shrine Game on Jan. 21
  Northwestern senior quarterback Dan Persa (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty) and senior offensive tackle Al Netter (Rohnert Park, Calif./Cardinal Newman) each have accepted invitations to represent the West in the 87th East-West Shrine Game on Saturday, Jan. 21 in St. Petersburg, Fla. The game will kick off at 3 p.m. CT and be televised live on the NFL Network
• Dave Eanet Named Illinois' Sportscaster of the Year
  Northwestern Wildcats' football and basketball play-by-play announcer and WGN Radio morning sports anchor Dave Eanet has been named the 2011 Illinois Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.
• Pat Fitzgerald Named to AFCA's Board of Trustees
  Northwestern University head coach Pat Fitzgerald was elected to the Board of Trustees of the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) on Tuesday (Jan. 10).
• Browne, McNaul Selected to Play in NFLPA Collegiate Bowl
  Northwestern senior linebacker Bryce McNaul (Eden Prairie, Minn./Eden Prairie) and senior defensive end Vince Browne (Lisbon, Ohio/David Anderson) have been invited to play in the inaugural AstroTurf NFLPA Collegiate Bowl. The senior all-star game will take place on Saturday, Jan. 21, at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.
• Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas -- Postgame Quotes
  Head Coach Pat FitzgeraldOpening statement..."Thank you to (Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas executive director) Heather Houston and all of her support staff for an incredible bowl week. We have been to a handful in a row, and I am not trying to minimize the other ones, but this was a really special week.
• Northwestern vs. Texas A&M; - Quotes
  "I first would like to thank again the people from the Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas. They've been awesome to our guys all week long. We really, really appreciate the hospitality. It's been a tough month for Texas A&M;, for Texas A&M; football. With us losing (head) coach (Mike) Sherman and having our staff rally like they did, it was extremely impressive to me. We've got a bunch of really, really professional guys on our coaching staff. They're excellent people as well as coaches.
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