Northwestern comes off one of its most successful seasons in roughly two decades, springing hope that Pat Fitzgerald can continue the upward trajectory of the program. The ‘Cats will once again begin taking years off our lives Aug. 31 at Stanford, but until then there is spring football and questions to be addressed with the departure of many starters and the arrival of exciting new talent.
The corners are thin
Northwestern’s secondary last year played a lot of soft, conservative coverage, partly to limit big plays and partly because of the litany of injuries that plagued the unit.