Changing jersey numbers is not unusual, especially in college football. Often, players will have to wait for older team members to graduate before they can have the number they wanted. Maybe it was their number in high school, or their lucky number, or maybe a new number represents a fresh start. Regardless of the reason, several Northwestern players have switched up their digits for the upcoming year. Here are all the jersey number changes.
Wide receiver Flynn Nagel has switched from No. 86 to No. 2. Nagel figures to be a key part of the offense this year in the slot if fully recovered from a season-ending ankle injury he sustained versus Minnesota.