Every Sunday after a Northwestern win or loss, we'll be handing out player grades as a way to analyze the Wildcats' performance from an individual perspective. Rather than rush out the grades on Saturday, we'll sleep on them, and wake up Sunday ready to accurately evaluate NU's players, coaches and opponents.
After a solid 24-13 win the grades are positive:
Overall Grade: B-
The offense gets a slight grading curve due to how bad it looked last week. The offensive line wasn’t able to protect Thorson all that well, but they sometimes gave him just enough time to construct some deep throws and short passes that overwhelmed Duke’s secondary.