Northwestern is sitting at 4-4 after narrowly missing out on a potentially season-defining upset of No. 6 Ohio State last Saturday. However, the Wildcats don’t have to wait long for another opportunity to knock off a top-10 team. Wisconsin is up to No. 8 in the country after taking down Nebraska in overtime and visits Ryan Field this Saturday to start off a crucial month of November for Northwestern.
With games against Purdue, Minnesota and Illinois to close out the season, the Wildcats appear to be in pretty good shape for bowl contention. But Pat Fitzgerald’s team is also very much alive in the Big Ten West race.