Why Northwestern will/won’t beat Wisconsin

Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports Northwestern takes on Wisconsin at Ryan Field at 2:30 p.m. CT on Saturday. Last season, the ‘Cats fell 24-15 in Madison in what was actually an impressive loss in a dull 2019 campaign. Saturday’s matchup will have much greater implications as should decide the West Division. Here are three reasons why Northwestern will remain undefeated and three reasons it won’t.

Why Northwestern will beat Wisconsin

Northwestern wins the turnover margin

With 10 turnovers in four games, the Wildcat defense has delivered so far on its pre-season task of generating more turnovers. Last week, NU did not need to win the turnover margin but rather force turnovers at critical times. Eku…