McHugh (6-2, 185) was in attendance at Northwestern's Tuesday one-day camp, and committed to the Wildcats in Evanston, according to sources.
According to reports, McHugh ran a 4.45 40-yard-dash at NU, and impressed coaches.
McHugh is the Wildcats 7th commit of the 2012 class, and third commit in the past week--joining Dean Lowry and Dan Vitale.
As a junior, McHugh finished with 42 catches and nine receiving touchdowns.
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