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In-depth analysis on every team Northwestern will face this season.
Itching for football? Want to be prepared for every one of Northwestern’s games this season? You’ve come to the right spot. Our 2017 Summer Guide wraps up with our Know Your Opponent series, in which we preview all 12 teams on the schedule this season with 2016 recaps and in-depth 2017 roster analysis.
Don’t forget to check out our position previews and Top 10 Most Important Players series.
There’s a clear top two, but it gets interesting after that.
There were some hard decisions in this one.
Lovie Smith enters his second year as head coach without a HAT.
The Gophers will try to row their way to contention in the West in PJ Fleck’s first season.
Lots of turnover means we don’t know what to expect from the Huskers in 2017.
The Boilermakers have new coach this season, but they'll probably still struggle in the Big Ten.
The Spartans should improve after a dismal 2016, but may not get back to a championship level.
The Hawkeyes finished second in the Big Ten West last year.
With a strong recruiting class, the Terps look to build on a 2016 bowl season.
Could this be a preview of the Big Ten Championship Game?
The Badgers are the biggest challengers to Northwestern in the West.
Bowling Green went 4-8 last year.
The Wildcats are looking to make it three wins in as many years against the Blue Devils.
The Wolf Pack went 5-7 last season and hired a new coach.
