After a loss to Maryland two weeks ago, where the ‘Cats actually played well at times, Northwestern traveled to Iowa City last Saturday only to get thumped by the Hawkeyes.
Losing to Miami of Ohio and SIU earlier this year was embarrassing enough, as Northwestern beat Nebraska in the season opener and had high hopes for an easy schedule to start the season. Yet, last week’s loss against Iowa may have sucked any remaining life out of this 1-7 team.
Giving up 33 points to a team having averaged 14 all year, making Spencer Petras look good and allowing over 170 yards on the ground to a bad run team marks the end of any hope there’s to be had for this squad.