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Reviewing the 2017 Northwestern Wildcats

NW has been solid in recent weeks, with victories over Michigan State & Iowa. Will they keep momentum alive this weekend in Lincoln against NU?

For the most part, Northwestern has lived up to their preseason expectations to finish second in the Big Ten’s west division. They lost to Wisconsin and Penn State, but have beaten Iowa and Michigan State, with the latter going to triple overtime.

But there’s one game that makes no sense for 5-3 Northwestern: a 41-17 loss to 4-5 Duke. In that game, Northwestern couldn’t run the ball (22 yards rushing) or throw the ball (Clayton Thorson completed 11 of 29 passes with two interceptions) while pretty much allowing Duke to do whatever they pleased (rushing for 256 yards, passing for 305 more).

Other than that game, Thorson has been pretty good this season. He’s completed over 61% of his passes for 2,044 yards and ten touchdowns with nine interceptions. Thorson still isn’t much of a threat to run(other than against a Mark Banker defense), netting just 11 yards gained this season.

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