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Three up, three down for Northwestern’s 37-21 win over Maryland

Out with Player Grades and in with Three up, Three down, Inside NU's newest postgame evaluation. Rather than handing out grades to the different contributors, we'll give you three players (or position groups) whose stock went up and three players whose performances were disappointing. Here's the report from Maryland.

Stock Up

Nate Hall has been in the “stock up” section for three consecutive weeks, and it’s at least worth wondering if he’s been the best defender for the Wildcats this year. The largely unsung junior linebacker had a chance to shine with Paddy Fisher and Godwin Igwebuike out for the first half and he rose to the occasion.