2020 Big Ten Opponent Preview: Northwestern

Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty ImagesAs the 2020 Big Ten football season gets closer and closer, we continue our Michigan State Spartans’ opponent previews with the Northwestern Wildcats. The Spartans and Wildcatss battle in East Lansing on Nov. 28, in what would be considered Week Six of the conference schedule.

To help paint the pictures of what NU looks like heading into the regular season, Eli Karp and Lia Assimakopoulos of Inside NU — the quintessential site for all things Wildcats — gives great insights and analysis into the Big Ten foe.

Here is what we need to know about Northwestern:

List your team’s key departures:

Rashawn Slater - LT, opted out after the season was originally…