ROUNDTABLE: Northwestern-Michigan State Predictions

Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty ImagesWell, it’s finally here. The 2021 college football season has arrived, with Northwestern taking on Michigan State at 8 p.m. Central Daylight Time at Ryan Field. Like many others, our staff has patiently waited for this day, and now, with just hours before kickoff, they’ve made their predictions for the season opener:

Mac Stone: Northwestern 23, Michigan State 16

I’m expecting a good amount of field goals in this one, and I’m honestly hoping the score is 9-9 at half so we can tweet something funny about Big Ten West football. In all seriousness though, both offenses are going to come out slow. It’ll be a defensive game in the first half before the ‘Cats…