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NU depth chart vs. Duke

https://www.insidenu.com/2017/9/4/16250750/northwestern-football-pat-fitzgerald-releases-depth-chart-for-week-2-at-duke-cornerback-secondary


Thorson shows excellent vision, accuracy and big play ability in comeback win

https://www.insidenu.com/2017/9/4/16248030/clayton-thorson-quarterback-spread-mick-mccall-macan-wilson-bennett-skowronek

3 things to know about the Duke Blue Devils

- their QB is legit
- young players emerged as weapons in Week 1
- their 2016 special teams were kinda sorta bad ... to the tune of '119th in the nation' bad

https://www.insidenu.com/2017/9/5/16256474/northwestern-duke-football-preview-2017-duke-blue-devils-daniel-jones-david-cutcliffe

Northwestern looked downright miserable last weekend, trailing Nevada, likely one of the 20 worst FBS teams, at home.  They capped off an 11 play drive with a 1 yard Thorson run to take the lead, and then added another in the final minute to make the score look a little more respectable than it actually was.  The Wildcats outgained the Wolfpack by about 150 yards, ran 25 additional plays, and won TOP by 17 minutes.  But they missed a field goal, and the allowed a couple solid returns to set Nevada up.  The positive is Clayton Thorson has gone from liability to game manager to threat in his third year under center.  I know it's Nevada, but 352 passing yards from him was unthinkable a couple years ago.  David Cutcliffe has rarely struggled to put up points, but he may have a defense to go alongside it.  The Blue Devils scored a 98.4 on defensive efficiency in Week 1, 2nd only to Mississippi State.  Granted it was NC Central, but Duke only surrendered 158 total yards and 8 first downs, scoring a defensive touchdown along the way.  Over half of those 158 yards were surrendered on one 81 yard run as well.  The game was already 40-0 midway through the 2nd quarter, so I have to imagine that was reserves playing a key chunk of that game.  Cutcliffe is rarely left wanting at quarterback, and he's got the big 6'5" sophomore Daniel Jones.  Jones put up over 2,800 yards a year ago, eclipsing 300 yards on four occasions.  The Wildcats defense will certainly be tested more than it was last week, when they held Nevada to only 43.2% completion percentage, 2nd best in the Big Ten to Michigan State's 32.3%.  Northwestern should be a little concerned about running it at only 3.1 per carry last week, but were not dissuaded, sticking to the ground 50 times.  Justin Jackson is too established a back to think that will continue if Northwestern stays committed to it, which they clearly seem to be.  With 4/5 of the offensive line returning from 2016, there's no reason to expect it to continue.
NORTHWESTERN 34, DUKE 27

Northwestern is better than Duke in every way possible. Case closed.
- https://www.insidenu.com/2017/9/7/16258580/northwestern-duke-evanston-durham-chris-collins-basketball-football-trash-talk


Why NU will / won't beat Duke
- https://www.insidenu.com/2017/9/8/16272630/northwestern-duke-preview-who-will-win-clayton-thorson-daniel-jones

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