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.
Northwestern won its most important game of the year. Despite an offense that was absolutely awful, the Wildcats held on for an insane win that included just about every weird facet of football. Let's get into grades:
Clayton Thorson
Grade: C-
9/20, 60 yards; 7 carries, 7 yards
The only reason this grade isn't lower is that Thorson threw no interceptions and lost no fumbles.