With Northwestern failing to make a bowl game this year, we have some extra time to write about the team’s failings in 2019, taking an in-depth look at how everything unfolded for the ‘Cats. From the Stanford debacle to eight consecutive Big Ten losses, our staff will examine the historically poor season.
We’re going to have a piece on each month of the year, detailing the circumstances surrounding the team. We start off with August, when hype surrounding the beginning of the Hunter Johnson era first began to be shot down by Fitz himself:
The future has arrived
When Hunter Johnson announced his intention to transfer to Northwestern in the spring of 2018, shockwaves were sent through the NU football community.