WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana — Believe it or not, Northwestern is 4-0.
What’s that? You want me to pinch you because you think you’re dreaming? Well, I’m not pinching you and you aren’t dreaming. The Wildcats are off to their best start in conference play since 1996, when they started 5-0 in the Big Ten and finished the season 9-3.
This year is different, of course. No nonconference action meant the ‘Cats opened the season against Maryland, whom they tore apart 43-3. While Northwestern’s wins over Iowa, Nebraska and Purdue weren’t flashy, they were victories, and at the end of the day, that’s all that matters.