Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but Northwestern is without a large majority of the team’s 2020 production. The ‘Cats ranked 126th in the FBS in returning production even before losing Cam Porter to a season ending injury, according to ESPN’s Bill Connelly.
Despite that fact, many (myself included) projected Northwestern to produce a seven or eight win season. The 2021 squad is inexperienced, but the team from that Citrus Bowl season featured enough depth to leave some fans feeling hopeful.
That was until Friday night. Evanston was left on fire when the Wildcats were blown out of the water by a Michigan State squad that was projected to be a lower-echelon side.