Northwestern’s biggest game of the season thus far, and one of its biggest games of the Pat Fitzgerald era, kicks off this Saturday at 11 am. Below are three key matchups to deciding a matchup that will go a long way in determining this one.
It may literally take a village to slow down, if not stop, Wisconsin’s Heisman Trophy-candidate running back. A sophomore, Taylor is another NFL-bound player in the Badgers’s storied history of tailbacks. He is averaging 158 yards per game on the ground which includes a whopping 6.5 yards per carry, and, running behind a veteran offensive line, Taylor loves to wear down defensive lines and make explosive runs in the second half.