Every Sunday after a Northwestern win or loss, we'll be handing out player grades as a way to analyze the Wildcats' performance from an individual perspective. Rather than rush out the grades on Saturday, we'll sleep on them, and wake up Sunday ready to accurately evaluate NU's players, coaches and opponents.
It wasn’t necessarily pretty, but Northwestern got the job done for the third game in a row, and the Wildcats should have some newfound confidence defensively after holding Indiana to just 14 points.
Clayton Thorson: B+
24 of 43, 285 yards, 3 TDs, 2 sacks; 8 carries, 34 yards
Thorson played A football in the first half, but his second half was a major struggle.