Caleb Friedman: 7-5 (5-4 B1G)
This might seem on the lower end, but I just can’t get past how many difficult games are on the schedule. There are the four most difficult games (Michigan, Michigan State, Wisconsin and Notre Dame), and that’s probably 0-4 or 1-3 for Northwestern. Iowa, Purdue and Duke are virtual toss-ups, but two of those three games are on the road. And, Nebraska could be closer to a toss-up if Scott Frost can develop his offense quick enough. I don’t think NU will be a drastically worse football team than it was last season, but I don’t foresee NU winning every single close game, as it did last season.