Northwestern has its quarterback in Ryan Hilinski, not to mention an offensive line that’s going to knock some people around, a defense that has a little life to it, after all, and a coach in Pat Fitzgerald who’s looking mighty good again. Oh, and mojo — the Wildcats have all kinds of mojo.
We can say all that after their 31-28 upset of Nebraska in Dublin in Week 0 of the college football season.
The Wildcats — 3-9 last season — are pretty good again, and it sure beats the heck out of the alternative. Illinois, which smacked Wyoming around 38-6 in its opening game, might be pretty good, too.