Although the team started slow out of the gates, NU ultimately picked up a nice victory on Saturday, defeating UNLV 30-14 in the 2019 home opener. Here are five bigger-picture things we can take away from the Wildcats’ second game of the season:
Northwestern will employ the Run-Pass Option plenty this season
Led by Hunter Johnson, the Wildcat offense had success moving the ball for the most of the game with a level of efficiency and confidence the unit hadn’t seen in a while. Some of this success came thanks to nice reads on RPO looks from Johnson, who connected on multiple throws over the middle of the field after faking handoffs.