Northwestern trainer David Braun referred to as remaining week’s lopsided loss at Iowa “an embarrassing efficiency.”
With bowl eligibility nonetheless a mathematical chance, the Wildcats will glance to transport on after they talk over with any other suffering Large Ten group, Purdue, on Saturday in West Lafayette, Ind.
Merely transferring the ball will have to cross an extended strategy to that finish. Northwestern (3-5, 1-4) received most effective 163 yards of offense in opposition to Iowa, together with 43 speeding yards on 24 carries, within the 40-14 defeat.
“To run the ball and meet our usual, in some regards, we need to overachieve,” Braun mentioned. “… Let’s get within the foxhole, let’s cross assault this and have the ability to get this performed.”
Cam Porter (13 carries, 50 yards) used to be Northwestern’s most sensible rusher. The Wildcats will stick with Jack Lausch at quarterback regardless of contemporary struggles that incorporated a couple of interceptions at Iowa. Northwestern scored its lone touchdowns by way of interception and punt go back.
Purdue (1-6, 0-4) enters on a six-game dropping streak that persisted with a 35-0 house loss to visiting No. 2 Oregon on Oct. 18. Purdue has been idle since then.
Braun used to be fast to notice that the similar Boilermakers who struggled to fend off the Geese driven then-No. 23 Illinois to the edge in a 50-49 extra time loss the week earlier than the Oregon recreation.
“We will’t permit stats or a file to lull us to sleep,” Braun mentioned. “That is an overly gifted soccer group.”
Purdue handed for a trifling 93 yards in opposition to the Geese with Hudson Card nonetheless within the concussion protocol. In his 2d profession get started, Ryan Browne used to be 9-for-19 during the air with an interception. He added 48 speeding yards.
Reggie Love III paced the Boilermakers’ floor recreation with 93 yards on 11 carries as Purdue ran for 208 yards.
The bye week allowed the Boilermakers to get wholesome, particularly of their quarterback room. Trainer Ryan Walters did not specify Monday who would get started at QB in opposition to the Wildcats however showed Browne and Card each would play.
Requested concerning the Boilermakers’ objectives for the rest 5 regular-season video games, Walters put it merely.
“We want to win,” he mentioned.
That may not be simple, given the Large Ten fighters nonetheless at the time table — No. 3 Penn State, No. 4 Ohio State and No. 13 Indiana.
The search for bowl eligibility may not be simple for Northwestern, both, for the reason that it’ll face Ohio State, No. 24 Illinois and protecting nationwide champion Michigan after assembly Purdue.
Purdue boasts a 53-34-1 edge within the all-time collection in opposition to Northwestern. The Wildcats stopped a two-game skid within the contention with remaining season’s 23-15 house win.
–Box Degree Media
