It’s been a roller-coaster ride, but Northwestern is 3-3. And although we optimistically yearned for better during the summer months, that’s not too far off the record we expected to see at the 2017 season’s midway point.
After dropping consecutive games as double-digit underdogs to now-Top 5 teams Wisconsin and Penn State, the Wildcats got back on track last weekend in College Park. They did what any competent Big Ten opponent should do to a Maryland team down to its third-string quarterback, and that’s shut down the Terrapins’ run game and take care of business. The offense, especially Justin Jackson, came alive too.