After two rough performances to open Big Ten play, the ‘Cats continue their season-opening gauntlet by traveling to Lincoln to take on Nebraska Saturday afternoon. After entering the season with significant buzz, the Huskers have been somewhat disappointing thus far and were blown out at home last week against Ohio State. Can the ‘Cats take down Nebraska for the third

By Dave Peck Evanston, Ill.- No more than one week ago, it appeared as though the quarterback question in Evanston had its answer. Hunter Johnson looked sharp in his outing vs. UNLV, and the Wildcats seemed primed and ready to capture their fourth-straight win over Michigan State. Just seven days later here we sit, watching old highlights of Clayton Thorson

By Kevin Sweeney Nothing has been typical about the last three meetings between Northwestern and Michigan State. In 2016, Northwestern scored 54 points, a total eclipsed just one other time in the Pat Fitzgerald era, to beat a MSU team that had reached the College Football Playoff the year prior. In 2017, the teams dueled late into the Evanston night

By Kevin Sweeney 12-25, 165 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT. A quick glance at those numbers probably doesn’t inspire a ton of confidence in Hunter Johnson’s second game as a Wildcat, especially considering he was taking on a UNLV defense that was fresh off giving up 43 points to Arkansas State. However, numbers sometimes don’t tell the whole story. After