#10 Northwestern Wildcats

Pat Fitzgerald has a lot of the good pieces from last year’s 7-5 team back. Yet somehow I am not convinced. I have a lagging feeling that last year’s team sort of over achieved due to the sad death of coach Walker.

Returning 17 starters should entail growth from last years bowl team but I just don’t hold out to that assumption. The motivation of winning one for Walker is gone and this squad is going to end up being more traditional Wildcat material that the fans would like to see.

Projection: 5-7 (2-6)
Wins over North Eastern, Duke, Minnesota, @ Eastern Michigan and Indian.

Worst Case: 3-9 (1-7)

Best Case: 7-5 (3-4)
Picking up wins against Nevada and @ Illinois getting young Pat Fitz to be 2 for 2 in bowl appearances in his young career.