As the Northwestern football program announced late Thursday night, three members of the two deep will officially miss Saturday’s game: starting running back Isaiah Bowser and backup defensive ends Eku Leota and Devin O’Rourke. We have no way of knowing how serious the injuries are at this point, but if any of the three are held out for a significant amount of time, it will have a definite impact on the program’s success.
At first glance, Bowser’s injury seems to be by far the most important. And, to be sure, the Wildcats lose a significant element of their run game without the hard-nosed back available to them.