The Northwestern Wildcats are a collection of major over-achievers with an amazing coach in Pat Fitzgerald. Their discipline, tenacity, and focus are what carried them to 10-2.
As a team on the rebound after back to back 5-7 seasons, Northwestern is playing with a lot of momentum going into this game. And they probably feel a lot of disrespect.
After all, despite their record, their Top 15 ranking in all major polls, and their victory over the Pac-12 champion Stanford Cardinal to open the season, the Wildcats are major underdogs against a four-loss team unranked in most polls.