The setting was brilliantly Evanstonian. Partly cloudy and 40 degrees for an 11 a.m. Senior Day kickoff at Ryan Field.
Senior defensive end Joe Gaziano chased Casey Dailey’s program-record 28 sacks, trailing by the slimmest of margins. In a forgettable season for Northwestern and its most heralded seniors, the game wrecker has been one of the Wildcats’ lone bright spots, and he finally earned a permanent spot in the record book Saturday against Minnesota.
In the second quarter with his team trailing 21-0 to the tenth-ranked Gophers (10-1, 7-1 B1G), Gaziano got around the edge and had a free shot at quarterback Tanner Morgan.