Taking an early look at Northwestern for 2024

Photo by Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesJacob Singer Jake Singer is a junior at the University of Michigan majoring in Political Science. He is a Michigan Football and Basketball Writer for SB Nation's Maize and Brew

The world of college football counted out the Northwestern Wildcats heading into the 2023 season.

The Wildcats underwent a tornado of an offseason, firing their all-time winningest coach, Pat Fitzgerald, after a hazing scandal came to light. Northwestern decided to stay in-house with its next head football coach, hiring David Braun, the team’s defensive coordinator. Braun inherited a team that went 1-11 the previous season, and he lost 11 players to decommitments…