EAST LANSING, Mich. — Northwestern’s season seemed to be unraveling coming out of its Week Four bye. The team had just lost to Akron, and Jeremy Larkin’s medical retirement figured to cripple an offense that had struggled mightily in three straight second halves to open the season.
Two weeks later, it’s clear Northwestern, though not without flaws, is still together and still resilient.
In two straight weeks, against two ranked teams in Michigan and Michigan State, Northwestern has, for the most part, played well. Saturday afternoon, the Wildcats put together their most complete performance of the year in a 29-19 upset win.