Northwestern managed to take care of business against Nevada and Bowling Green, but got blown out by Duke in non-conference play. With the Big Ten starting conference games this week, we thought it would be a good time to reassess our expectations for this season.
Thus, we have a poll! Vote on what you think Northwestern’s B1G record will be in 2017. Can Northwestern go 6-3 or even 7-2? Will the Wildcats fade in the early part of the season and go 3-6 or 4-5? Teams like Purdue and Maryland look much improved from last season, and there’s a case to be made that the Big Ten is the deepest conference in college football this year.