The 2026 Northwestern Essay, #10--How Things Change
Northwestern (6-2) takes on No. 21 ranked Iowa (6-2) in a 7:30 p.m. night game at The Library on Fox. Last week, Northwestern raced out to a great start in Eugene, leading 20-6 with 2 minutes left in the 1st half. And then the bottom fell out, losing 34-26. It was disappointing, but I am still very positive on this team, with another change to get a win over a ranked team in Iowa. Iowa is a total enigma to me, as is often the case with Iowa. They crushed Wisconsin last week and looked dangerous on offense, but the week before against Minnesota they looked like the bad Iowa offenses of the past. So, which Iowa are we going to get? Northwestern has four games left--Iowa at home, at Ohio State, at Minnesota, Illinois. I think Northwestern will be favored against Illinois, but the other three games (I think even Ohio State given their QB situation, though that is the biggest stretch) are both winnable and losable. I would be thrill...