Why Northwestern will/won’t beat Miami (OH)

Why Northwestern will beat Miami (OH)

Evan Hull exists

In an otherwise grim start to the season (ah, where did that Nebraska showing go?), Northwestern has had the privilege of starting Evan Hull. Whether he’s gulping handoffs or snatching passes, the junior running back has been an electric go-getter for the Wildcats’ offense in its first three outings. Against Miami, Hull will need to stay the course in order to hold afloat the deflating lifeboat that is a recently lackluster NU offense.

Through Week Three, Hull is averaging 4.8 yards a carry on a heavy workload that has earned him 609 total yards. In an impressive leap from his performance last year — which was, by no means, unimpressive —…