Every Sunday after a Northwestern win or loss, we'll be handing out player grades as a way to analyze the Wildcats' performance from an individual perspective. Rather than rush out the grades on Saturday, we'll sleep on them, and wake up Sunday ready to accurately evaluate NU's players, coaches and opponents.
After getting blown out in back-to-back weeks, Northwestern was able to get back on track Saturday with a victory over Nebraska, their first win at Memorial Stadium in four years.
Throughout the entire week leading up to Saturday's game against Nebraska, the attitude toward this Northwestern football team had shifted dramatically.