With Northwestern opening the season with its first game against UMass Lowell on Friday night, the college hoops season is upon us. After back-to-back 15-17 seasons, the "new car smell" that head coach Chris Collins has carried with him over the past couple seasons has now worn off. And he'll be the first one to tell you that.
Inside NU sat down with Collins about a week before the start of the season for a wide-ranging Q&A. In part one, we discussed Northwestern's revamped roster, how the college game might be different this year due to rule changes, and the non-conference schedule.