Northwestern sits at 6-2, and is currently enjoying a much-needed bye week after three straight difficult, physical games. Bumps and bruises are healing and players can get their heads ready for the stretch run of what has already been a pretty successful season.
While the team has been pretty solid, some individual players have stood out (for better or worse) thus far. Hence, we issue our bye-week, late-midterm, eight-games-in report card.
Offense
Clayton Thorson: B
107-for-203, 1119 yards, 6 tds, 5 ints; 64 carries, 297 yds, 5 tds
How to grade a freshman quarterback who's won six of his first eight games, beaten Stanford, Duke, Minnesota and Nebraska, and gotten blown out of the water in two nationally-televised conference games?