Northwestern won’t have stage fright this time
There are 14 programs in the Big Ten.
Only 4 have made multiple trips to the #B1G championship game.
Northwestern is one of those programs 😎 pic.twitter.com/4ib3Uagcjm
— Northwestern Football (@NUFBFamily) December 6, 2020
I’m not saying the moment was too big for Northwestern back in 2018, but there’s something to be said about being content to be in the big game, and then wanting a taste for more. There are plenty of guys on the Wildcats that remember the environment and pain from losing to Ohio State a couple of years ago.
In that game, the Wildcats played with big, bad OSU and had a chance to come all the way back before Ohio State pulled away. Now, Northwestern wants more. It knows and believes it can play with the Buckeyes and isn’t going to be shell-shocked by the environment and setting in Indianapolis. Buckeye fans also won’t be able to create any sort of home-field advantage, so add that to it all.
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