For years, Northwestern football has fought tooth and nail for respect. Respect from people all across the country to recognize that a small school with athletes who are held to a high academic standard could possibly compete amongst the giants of college football.
Game after game in 2020, the Wildcats kept turning heads as they climbed the polls, showing everyone they were not a team to overlook. With each win that came, the confidence grew within the program, but the rest of the country continued to question just how talented NU was.
The Big Ten Championship game against Ohio State was the ultimate test for the Wildcats, to prove they could compete with the big dogs on one of the game’s biggest stages.