After nearly our entire staff missed out on last week’s game (h/t Tristan Jung), we return for Week 2 with hopes that we can properly predict Northwestern’s matchup with FCS opponent Illinois St. Here’s how we see it playing out.
Zach Pereles - Northwestern 28, Illinois State 14
Northwestern will be ultra-focused coming into this game and start off well on both sides of the ball. Justin Jackson continues his ascension in the Wildcat history books with a 100-plus-yard effort and a couple of scores, equaling his touchdown total from 2015. Clayton Thorson scores once as does the defense.