Here’s just one more disturbing stat from the catastrophe that has been the 2016 season thus far: Northwestern is 71st in the nation in yards per play allowed at 5.6 yards per.
Last year, the Wildcats were eighth at 4.5 yards per play.
Yikes.
And it doesn’t get any easier whatsoever with a highly-productive running offense awaiting in Iowa City this weekend. The Hawkeyes will pound and pound and pound away, using both LeShun Daniels Jr. and Akrum Wadley, he of 204 yards and four touchdowns last year in Evanston. Daniels Jr. was injured for last year’s contest, but he’s healthy now and putting up gaudy numbers as the Hawkeyes’ lead back: 52 rushes for 301 yards (5.