Coming off of a pretty ugly Week 1 showing against Stanford, Northwestern prepares for its first home game of the Hunter Johnson era. On the other side, UNLV looks to bounce back from an embarrassing loss of their own to the Arkansas State Red Wolves. Here are some important pieces of information regarding NU’s week 3 opponent:
Northwestern and UNLV have played two times previously
The Wildcats and the Rebels played a home and home in 1998 and 2001. The first game took place in Evanston, where the Wildcats, coached by Gary Barnett, smashed UNLV 41-7.