Last year, an offensive wrinkle helped Cal catch Northwestern off guard and propelled the Golden Bears to an upset. Could Northwestern do something similar to Stanford?
For the third year in a row, Northwestern football opens its season against a Pac-12 school from Northern California. In 2013 and 2014, Cal was the first name on the Wildcats' schedule. In 2015, it's Cal's rival that will arrive in Evanston on Thursday and stroll into Ryan Field on Saturday to kick off the first college football Saturday of the year at 11 a.m. CT.
But this time, the roles are reversed.