Admittedly, there wasn’t a ton to be learned from that game on Saturday. Everyone knew that Michigan is good, and that Northwestern is very much not so, leading to a rather predictable result. However, that doesn’t mean the whole performance was done in vain, as there was still plenty to glean from the sixty minutes of action. Here’s five things we learned from Northwestern’s 33-7 loss against Michigan that dropped them to 3-4 on the year.

The problems on offense won’t be fixed this year

After a solid offensive showing against Rutgers that featured a few chunk runs and big plays through the air, Northwestern simply could not put anything together in Ann Arbor.