Welcome back to Thorson’s Throws, our new weekly statistical feature dissecting Clayton Thorson’s play every game. It’s a look at what worked and what didn’t for the quarterback, as well as the tendencies both he and Mick McCall showed in the passing game.
It was a brutal afternoon at Camp Randall for Northwestern. Save for a couple of late scores, every single aspect of the offense struggled. The passing game wasn’t a threat at all. Here’s why.
Year in and year out, everyone involved with Northwestern football — from casual fans to analysts to Pat Fitzgerald himself — knows what’s coming from Wisconsin: strong, smart line play on both sides of the ball.