Entering the season I don’t think anybody predicted the November 21 contest between the Northwestern Wildcats and Wisconsin Badgers to be, in essence, a game for the Big Ten West crown.
That’s where we are now, with the No. 10 Badgers sitting at 2-0 on the season and the No. 19 Wildcats undefeated as well at 4-0.
If Wisconsin was to lose this game, it would pretty much put the division out of reach, as Northwestern would own the tiebreaker and have one less loss entering the final three games of the regular season. And if we know anything about the history between these two schools, the game has a chance to be a really close one.
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Paul Chryst and his team showed a lot in Saturday’s 49-11 win over Michigan, proving that the Illinois performance wasn’t an outlier and showing that even after two weeks off and with players out, they still have what it takes to push teams around on the field.
Northwestern will be a different test, though, as they’re much improved from their 3-9 2019 campaign and seem to always play the Badgers close.
Here is everything you need to know about the 2020 Northwestern Wildcats:
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