Bowl loss spotlights Wildcats' major 2006 concerns.(Sports)

0 Comments | Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), January, 2006 | by Rittenberg, Adam

Byline: Adam Rittenberg Daily Herald Sports Writer EL PASO, Texas - Twenty yards downfield from UCLA's Sun Bowl victory celebration, Northwestern freshman Tyrell Sutton spotted senior Mark Philmore, whose face was wet with tears and sweat. After a long embrace, Sutton and Philmore began to exit the field.

Senior quarterback Brett Basanez soon joined them. Together, the three players, representing the program's future and its recent past, disappeared into the south tunnel. "I told them, 'Thank you,' " Sutton said. "I'm not hurt from the loss itself. I'm hurt more because I can't play with these guys anymore. ...I haven't seen any leaders like that in my entire career playing football. "I just hope I can keep it up for the next three years." The...