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Five key takeaways from Northwestern’s crushing Week 6 loss to Nebraska

Northwestern lost another tough game at Memorial Stadium on Saturday. This may sound like an unfamiliar script, but the defense was stout and the offense struggled to move the football. Here are the five main takeaways from yesterday’s game:

There is no clarity at the quarterback position

After suffering an injury last week at Wisconsin, Hunter Johnson did not start or play at all against Nebraska. After the game, head coach Pat Fitzgerald said Johnson was held out due to injury, although he was left off of the Week 6 injury report.