5 takeaways from Northwestern’s ‘upset’ over Nebraska

Surprise, surprise. Nebraska lost another close game. With both Nebraska and Northwestern on Iowa’s schedule, here are the main takeaways.

The Big Ten officially kicked off its season in week zero in Ireland (any teams from there looking to join?) with an absolute barnburner. Northwestern pulled off the “upset” over Nebraska, Scott Frost’s men shockingly losing yet another close contest.

This game was everything great about Big Ten football. It had everything: surprisingly good quarterback play, Northwestern pounding the rock to the win, and Scott Frost losing another close game due to coaching ineptitude. What else could you want?

Despite being a week zero play between two teams that Iowa will see much later in the season, it did have intrigue for Hawkeye fans. Of course, Nebraska is a team many, for some reason, predicted to be a breakout contender in 2022.

If so, their season-ending clash could have massive playoff implications. Northwestern was projected to have another bad season this year, but showed some things that could possibly give Iowa some trouble coming off of a massive matchup with Ohio State. With the curtain closed in Ireland, here are the key points to take away from Northwestern’s victory.

Predicting each Big Ten starting quarterback for 2022

Predicting every Big Ten starting quarterback in 2022

Quarterback is the most premium position on the football field, there is no questioning that. Historically, the Big Ten has been known for having some of the best quarterbacks in the nation, the same can be said for the 2022 season.

In the new era of college football, roster turnover is paramount, and the transfer portal is being used to shuffle rosters all over the country. The same goes for the quarterback position, and there are going to be some new faces signal-calling in the Big Ten in 2022.

Check out my prediction for each Big Ten teams’ projected starting quarterback in 2022:

Former Tiger beats out former Gamecock for QB job

A former Clemson quarterback has beaten out a former South Carolina quarterback for a Big Ten starting quarterback job. Northwestern announced on Tuesday that Hunter Johnson will be the team’s starter for their Week 1 home game against Michigan …

A former Clemson quarterback has beaten out a former South Carolina quarterback for a Big Ten starting quarterback job.

Northwestern announced on Tuesday that Hunter Johnson will be the team’s starter for their Week 1 home game against Michigan State on Sept. 3.

A fifth-year senior, Johnson beat out former Gamecock starting quarterback Ryan Hilinski, who transferred to Northwestern from South Carolina in January.

Johnson, who transferred from Clemson in the summer of 2018, had to sit out his sophomore season at Northwestern due to NCAA rules. In 2019, the former five-star prospect completed 50-of-108 passes for 432 yards and one touchdown with four interceptions.

Northwestern announces that former five-star Clemson QB Hunter Johnson has beaten out Ryan Hilinski for the Wildcats starting job. https://t.co/tY8w1xsbVN

— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) August 17, 2021

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Where do each of the SEC’s quarterbacks stand ahead of Saturday’s slate of games?

Here’s a look at where each SEC quarterback ranks heading into another week of college football.

It’s been a rocky week for SEC football, and many of the conference’s quarterbacks won’t see action with all of the postponements of games that were originally scheduled for Saturday.

This weekend will be a rather empty one, with only the following matchups remaining:

Vanderbilt at Kentucky: 12 p.m., SEC Network

Arkansas at Florida: 7 p.m., ESPN

South Carolina at Ole Miss: 7:30 p.m., SEC Network

Here’s a look at where each SEC quarterback ranks heading into another week of college football.

Ranking the top SEC quarterbacks for 2020

The 2019 college football season has officially come and gone, and so are the SEC’s two-most polarizing quarterbacks, Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa and LSU’s Joe Burrow. As we continue to work our way through the offseason, Roll Tide Wire decided to take …

The 2019 college football season has officially come and gone, and so are the SEC’s two-most polarizing quarterbacks, Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa and LSU’s Joe Burrow.

As we continue to work our way through the offseason, Roll Tide Wire decided to take an early look at the top quarterback options returning (or arriving) to the SEC for the 2020 season, and then rank them.

This list can, and almost certainly will, change prior to the start of next season, but it’s a fun way to pass the time during a slow offseason.

14. Danny Clark, Vanderbilt

There will be a quarterback battle in Nashville, but all signs point to former Kentucky backup Danny Clark, who was at Copiah-Lincoln Community College in 2019, being the guy.

The 6-foot-4, 230-pound junior will have two years of eligibility left, but it remains to be seen if he’ll be able to hold off a trio of other quarterbacks, including dual-threat Michael Wright out of Atlanta (Ga.), for the starting job.

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