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Three position battles to watch as Northwestern football begins spring practice

Football season is back at Ryan Fieldhouse as the ‘Cats finished Week Two of spring practices. After finishing with a horrid 1-11 record last season, Northwestern brought in five new coaches, including new defensive coordinator David Braun. However, the Wildcats suffered massive losses across all positions. With Peter Skoronski, Adetomiwa Adebawore, Evan Hull and Cam Mitchell entering the draft, along with Malik Washington and A.J. Hampton transferring to other schools, the ‘Cats have many holes to fill before their season opener against Rutgers on Sept. 2. When a team is 1-11, every position has room for improvement — but here are three position battles to watch this spring.