Northwestern has a phenomenal chance to gain some momentum going into the Big Ten portion of their schedule this weekend. After an ugly loss to Stanford, the Wildcats need to make a statement, and UNLV is the perfect team to do it against. Here are some matchups to watch for on Saturday:
It was hard to make a positive judgement on Johnson after the Stanford game. He started the game pretty poorly, and ended it worse. However, his QBR of 4.2 doesn’t tell the full story. As Fitz noted postgame, it was not only Johnson’s first outing as a Wildcat, but his first start since high school.