Why Northwestern will/won’t beat Duke

The ‘Cats pulled out a much-needed, feel-good victory at home last Saturday against UTEP. It was a win they needed to have in order to avoid another train wreck of a season, and they succeeded in emphatic fashion, downing the Miners 38-7.

Ben Bryant still wasn’t awesome under center, but he showed some promise and led Northwestern to a win. The rushing attack was also much-improved, which had a tremendous impact. Overall, it probably couldn’t have gone better for head coach David Braun and his team.

Now, we turn our attention to a matchup that has given NU fits in recent years. It’s the battle of the nerds this Saturday as the ‘Cats travel to play the No. 21 Duke Blue Devils. Here’s three…