A season-long trend of offensive ineptitude was maintained on Saturday, as the Northwestern offense suffered its first shutout since a 38-0 loss to Michigan in 2015. Here are our most pressing postgame thoughts:
A structural offensive change is needed
We talk about it nearly every week, but there needs to be a significant adjustment to Northwestern’s offense. The first thought that comes to mind is obviously making a change at offensive coordinator, but that won’t happen before the end of the year, according to Fitz, who was asked about a coaching change after the game.