The offseason is underway for Northwestern football, and though there’s well over half a year until the 2017 season opener against Nevada, it’s never too early to take a look at what next year’s team will look like. This series of questions will continue with one of the bigger offensive storylines heading into next season: how quarterback Clayton Thorson will fare with a mostly new receiving core.
Contrary to what a lot of disgruntled Northwestern fans might tell you, Clayton Thorson was not the reason for the Wildcats’ 1-3 start to the 2016 season. He wasn’t the reason they beat Pittsburgh in December’s Pinstripe Bowl and he wasn’t the reason Northwestern won 10 games in 2015.