Northwestern football starts a new chapter this Saturday as the Wildcats open up their season against the Stanford Cardinal. What's going on with NU's Week 1 opponent?
If you're a regular reader of Inside NU, you've already seen tens of articles detailing Northwestern football's season-opening home game against Stanford. With the much-anticipated matchup kicking off tomorrow at 11:00 am CST on ESPN, here are some last-minute notes and links on the Cardinal:
- Many people around the program were actually disappointed with Stanford's 8-5 record in 2014. One major cause for the underachievement of David Shaw's team was the running game, which wasn't as effective as many thought it would be.