Every Thursday during football season, we'll be presenting reasons why Northwestern will or won't come away from its Saturday game victorious. It's not so much an argument for or against either result as it is envisioning the scenarios in which the Wildcats come away from the game with a win or a loss.
This week, the Wildcats look for the second straight win as they welcome the Penn State Nittany Lions to Ryan Field. The Nittany Lions started the season off with a 27-10 loss to Temple but have managed to go 7-1 since then, with their only other loss coming against Ohio State 38-10.