Northwestern takes on Purdue at Ross-Ade Stadium at 4 p.m. Saturday. The Boilermakers beat the ‘Cats 24-22 on a game-winning field goal last season in a contest that featured two bottom of the barrel Big Ten West teams. Saturday’s matchup will have much greater significance in the race for the West. Here are three reasons why Northwestern will continue its undefeated start and three reasons why it won’t.
Why Northwestern will beat Purdue
Northwestern keeps generating turnovers
Northwestern’s primary defensive focus heading into the 2020 season revolved around generating more turnovers.