As Northwestern heads toward its season-opening game this Saturday at home against Stanford, there is a lot already known about how the Wildcats will look in terms of who will get playing time and who won't. Even after the release of the first official two-deep depth chart for the game, though, some positions are more unclear than others.
One of those such positions is running back. Incumbent sophomore Justin Jackson will undoubtedly be the starter, and will receive most of the touches. However, after Jackson, there's a group of three or four backs who could all be involved in the Week 1 running game in one way or another.