Every Thursday during football season, we'll be presenting reasons why Northwestern will or won't come away from its Saturday game victorious. It's not so much an argument for or against either result as it is envisioning the scenarios in which the Wildcats come away from the game with a win or a loss.
This week Northwestern faces the Illinois State Redbirds. Brock Spack’s team reached the quarterfinals of the FCS Tournament last season. The team finished 9-2 and earned a share of the Missouri Valley title.