Football is an 11-on-11 game, but when it comes down to it, you have to win at the individual level to win at the team level. Here are three individual matchups that will be key in Saturday’s game between Northwestern.

Justin Jackson vs. Michigan State’s Front Seven

For the most part, Michigan State’s success stopping the run and their success as a team have been proportional. In their dominating Week One win over Furman, they allowed just 87 rush yards on 33 attempts (2.6 yards per carry), but in their four games since, they’ve given up an average of 199.