On Saturday, Tommy Doles will make his 38th start for Northwestern. He’s accomplished a lot during his time in Evanston. With All-Big Ten athletic and academic honors to his name, in addition to being a part of the winningest class in Northwestern history, the offensive lineman has already etched his name into the NU history books. But there’s one thing Doles hasn’t been able to achieve, and he’s had his mind on it ever since his signing day.
“The first thing that I did after I committed,” said Doles, “after I called Fitz, was text Clay[ton Thorson] and I said ‘Hey, let’s go win a Big Ten championship.