Northwestern Wildcats O:7 D:6With six or more games for the third season in a row, the Northwestern Wildcats went on to lose to UCLA in the Sun Bowl last year. Head coach Randy Walker's fatal heart attack on June 29th puts linebacker coach Pat Fitzgerald in the driver seat. Walker did a great job setting this program up, leaving Fitzgerald to inherit a talented team on both ends of the field.
Lots of fire power at the running back and wide receiving positions and one of the best offensive lines in NCAA college football. Someone new must step up as quarterback Brett Basanez has departed.
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Look for the defensive unit to improve on their 34 points per game permitted last year, with sex of their starters coming back. Kicker Stefan Demos was acquired by the program and should have an impact on improving the kicking game.
The team will either play the out the string or come at you on every down. Most predict it will be the latter, due to new head coach Pat Fitzgerald's reputation as a player from his playing days. Going undefeated is a possibility for the Northwestern Wildcats going into their rematch with Penn State in Happy Valley. This year the Wildcats will be a lurking irritability for the rest of the league, as they attempt to go bowling for the second straight year.
