Every Thursday during football season, we'll be reaching out to opponent SB Nation sites to give readers another perspective on Saturday's upcoming game.
This week, as Northwestern gets ready for its season opener against Stanford (11 a.m. CT, ESPN), we chat with Sean Levy of Rule of Tree:
Inside NU: Stanford loses a ton of players on the defensive side of the ball from last year, especially up front, where they have to replace all three starters. Who are the biggest losses, who will replace them, and what does each of those players bring to the table?