Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Preview Northwestern at Washington Huskies

The Washington Huskies  are  at home this 
Saturday  taking on Northwestern  in their
first opponent ever in the Big Ten. 

Last week  the Huskies were upset by
their state rival Washington State Cougars 
24-19. In a rival game  like the Apple Cup
is there really  an upset  at anytime. The
Cougars  did show they still got it even
though they are not playing  in a major 
conference  this year.

The Huskies  on the other hand  have
a new head coach and many new players 
learning to play together  especially on
the offense.  None of the players started
last year for the Huskies. Now we have
to see whether  learned anything  being 
defeated by the Cougars. They did show
they need to execute better on offense
especially  late in the game.

Northwestern  beat Eastern  Illinois in
a non-conference last Saturday 31-7.
They showed have some  offense to
go against  the  Huskies. Just like
Washington  they have a 2-1  record
heading into conference  play. 

Northwestern had an overall record
last year of 8-5 and 5-4 in the Big Ten
Conference.  They are being led by
quarterback  Jack Lauch this year
as a redshirt sophomore.  They have
a couple transfers on the offensive 
line.  Cam Porter returns as Northwestern 
starting running back.

On defense  they have four defensive lineman,
two linebackers and five defensive backs.
We will have to see if Huskies quarterback 
Will Rogers  can execute  better  this week 
against Northwestern. After a loss especially 
a rival it is always  interesting to see how
things go. We wish the Huskies the best 
and a turn around in this game. Go Dawgs!

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