Gameday is a mere three days away. So with Saturday looming, it's time to start digging a little deeper into the intracacies of Saturday's contest. Football, at its core, is a game of individual matchups that all work together to form one play. All individual showdowns are crucial. But there are still some that are more important and influential than others. Let's look at the three matchups (plus one) that may decide Northwestern's season opener against Stanford:
1. Kevin Hogan vs. the Northwestern secondary
We start with a matchup between a pretty good Stanford passing attack and what many believe to be Northwestern's best positional group.