The Northwestern Wildcats have become a team that gives top competition fits on a given week under head coach Pat Fitzgerald.
Northwestern is coming off a year where they finished the season 10-3, rattling off eight wins a row to finish the season.
The 2018 season started with high expectations, but the hopes have taken a hit in Septermber as the Wildcats come into the tilt against Michigan standing at 1-2 after losing games versus Duke and Akron.
Things got worse for Northwestern earlier this week, when their star running back Jeremy Larkin abruptly retired after being diagnosed with cervical stenosis.