EVANSTON — “Maybe it’s in the blood.”
No, Bennett Skowronek wasn’t alluding to the Northwestern pride that runs through his veins. Rather, the receiver referenced his connection with a quarterback who threw him passes long before the two donned matching purple and white jerseys.
“We’re pretty much always on the same page,” Skowronek said. “We’re so close.”
That quarterback is Northwestern signal-caller TJ Green. But, to Skowronek, he has a different title: cousin.
Skowronek and Green have not had many opportunities to play together yet in collegiate games because Green has been buried behind starter Clayton Thorson on the depth chart.