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 weekend, Northwestern (4-5) will square off with Purdue (3-6) in game that the could push the Wildcats within a game of guaranteed bowl eligibility. The Wildcats come into the game having lost back-to-back games to Top 10 opponents, including last week’s 21-7 physical beatdown at the hands of Wisconsin.