Until the Wildcats can replicate their clutch play from last season, they will continue to lose.
In two weeks of college football action, Northwestern has seen two opponents come into Ryan Field, outplay the hosts for 60 minutes, seal victories late and erupt off their sidelines after securing what will almost assuredly be season-defining wins.
Northwestern has lost those two games by a combined three points. Why have they lost those games? The little things. A missed block. A missed assignment. A missed tackle. A miscommunication. A missed field goal.
These little things—errors committed by just one person but that lead to a chain reaction—have become a common denominator in losses over the past two years.