After a thrilling comeback win over Minnesota, Northwestern faces its toughest opponent of the season: No. 6 Penn State. Many of the same faces from NU’s 17-7 loss in Happy Valley last year are back and better. They’ve helped lead the Nittany Lions to a 4-0 start, in which James Franklin hasn’t secured a win by a margin tighter than 17 points. Inside NU spoke with Black Shoe Diaries writer (and Northwestern alum!) Brian Bennett to learn a little more about PSU heading into Saturday:
INU: Based on the first four weeks, it’s pretty clear that the PSU defense is phenomenal.