Sippin' On Purple · Sep 10, 2021
Why Northwestern will/won’t beat Indiana State
Tribune-Star/Joseph C. Garza Northwestern takes on Indiana State in Evanston this weekend for a tidy 11 a.m. CT kickoff Saturday. Indiana State won their first game of the season last week against Eastern Illinois 26-21 after taking the year off in 2020, while Northwestern is coming off of a 38-21 loss at the hands of Michigan State. The two teams have never faced off on the gridiron before, but the Wildcats are coming into the contest as massive 29.5-point favorites. Here are three reasons why Northwestern will earn its first win of the year and three reasons why the ‘Cats will falter once again.
Why Northwestern will beat Indiana State
Michigan State was a wake-up call