NU started slow and ended slower on Saturday, with its 31-10 loss looking even worse than the final score suggested. As the Wildcats try to come back from yet another slow start to the season, here are five big-picture things we can take away from the blowout NU suffered in its Big Ten opener:
Lack of offensive creativity is unmistakable
During Monday’s press conference, Pat Fitzgerald harped on his offense’s lack of execution. When he wasn’t attempting to dissect Twitter critics, Northwestern’s head coach pre-empted just about all of his answers regarding perceived struggles from Hunter Johnson and in the run game with variations on “we have to execute better.