Imagine a motorboat slowly cruising across the open ocean. It hits a few waves here and there, but the ride is otherwise smooth. Suddenly, the engine begins to sputter, then dies entirely.
That’s the shape that Wildcat football, and especially their offense, is in after Friday night’s decimation. To be fair, nearly everyone expected some sort of blowout, but of that caliber? Tough to say.
Northwestern is now 1-5, holding that record for the first time since 1992, where, coincidentally, their fifth loss also came in a blowout to the Buckeyes. The ‘Cats finished that season 3-8, missing a bowl by a considerable margin.