Three matchups to watch against Minnesota

After Northwestern (1-8, 1-5 B1G) managed to play No. 2 Ohio State closely in a 21-7 game, the Wildcats have to move on to this week’s opponent, Minnesota (6-3, 3-3 B1G). UMN finds itself in the middle of a Big Ten West race that features four teams with 3-3 conference records, and the Golden Gophers are part of that group. Northwestern may be playing with house money, but Minnesota will be ready to play a tough game. Here are the matchups to look out for on Saturday.

Northwestern’s run defense vs. Mohamed Ibrahim:

Northwestern currently ranks 112th out of 131 teams in FBS in rushing defense. If the ‘Cats are going to pull off an upset on the road on Saturday, the run defense will need to…