Despite falling behind early, Northwestern rallied behind Clayton Thorson and took care of a pesky Nevada team to pick up a season-opening victory on Saturday afternoon.
Clayton Thorson showed that he is deserving of all the offseason hype by leading his Wildcats back into the game and ultimately into the win column. He looked calm and sharp in his progressions and made a number of huge throws, finishing 28-for-38 (74 percent) for 352 yards and two scores, adding 15 rushing yards and two more scores on quarterback sneaks.
Sophomore receiver Bennett Skowronek had a breakout game, catching 8 passes for 123 yards.