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Thorson’s Throws: The bye-week extravaganza

It’s the Friday of a sleepy bye week as classes are set to begin for NU students next Thursday. With plenty of time on my hands before heading back to Evanston, I rewatched NU’s first three games and charted every single one of Clayton Thorson’s throws.

Thorson’s Throws is back in a big way. Here’s what I learned:

If you want a TLDR, it would be this: Northwestern has struggled to pass the ball downfield when the offensive line fails to do its job or receivers can’t get good separation.