As with every offseason, Northwestern is looking for players to step up, separate themselves from the pack and earn a starting role. As we near camp up in Kenosha, players hope to get closer and closer to securing a spot. Then again, we may not know much until very shortly before the season starts. Pat Fitzgerald didn’t officially announce Clayton Thorson the starter until about a week before the season opener against Stanford. As we creep inside two months until football season, here are five key position battles.
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