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ITP Spring Previews: Rutgers and Northwestern
Ryan and Clinton hit the homestretch touching on their first looks at the Big Ten in 2025, with Rutgers and Northwestern next up.
Rutgers had high expectations in 2024, mostly mediated by what was viewed as an exceptionally favorable schedule. The Scarlet Knights were still able to attain a bowl berth -- a 44-41 loss to Kansas State -- but a 7-5 regular season felt like something was left on the table. Injuries decimated this defense a year ago, and much of the defensive backfield has graduated. Will a bevy of transfer portal additions help shore up a unit that was 70th in scoring defense a year ago? Or will a schedule that features three likely preseason top-10 teams be too much to handle?
The Lakehouse returns for an encore in 2025 for Northwestern, but the Wildcats are hoping this year brings more success than last's 4-8 campaign. After a failed portal foray with Mike Wright, Northwestern goes back to the portal for new QB Preston Stone, who was impressive in 2023 but was ultimately benched for Kevin Jennings during SMU's surpise 2024 playoff run. Can he rediscover his old form? He'll need to quickly establish chemistry with a WR room that is severely lacking on experience outside of South Dakota St transfer Griffin Wilde. On defense, Northwestern returns plenty in the front seven but will need growth from its returnees to bolster a unit that accumulated only 23 sacks a year ago.
Join us on our Youtube channel live Sunday/Monday/Thursday for shows, with the episode dropping in your podcast feed the following morning. Live time for Monday/Thursday shows will remain 9 pm, with Sunday time varying based on Clinton and Ryan's schedules. Follow us on Twitter to get notified when we are going live and to interact with the show.
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Ryan and Clinton hit the homestretch touching on their first looks at the Big Ten in 2025, with Rutgers and Northwestern next up.
Rutgers had high expectations in 2024, mostly mediated by what was viewed as an exceptionally favorable schedule. The Scarlet Knights were still able to attain a bowl berth -- a 44-41 loss to Kansas State -- but a 7-5 regular season felt like something was left on the table. Injuries decimated this defense a year ago, and much of the defensive backfield has graduated. Will a bevy of transfer portal additions help shore up a unit that was 70th in scoring defense a year ago? Or will a schedule that features three likely preseason top-10 teams be too much to handle?
The Lakehouse returns for an encore in 2025 for Northwestern, but the Wildcats are hoping this year brings more success than last's 4-8 campaign. After a failed portal foray with Mike Wright, Northwestern goes back to the portal for new QB Preston Stone, who was impressive in 2023 but was ultimately benched for Kevin Jennings during SMU's surpise 2024 playoff run. Can he rediscover his old form? He'll need to quickly establish chemistry with a WR room that is severely lacking on experience outside of South Dakota St transfer Griffin Wilde. On defense, Northwestern returns plenty in the front seven but will need growth from its returnees to bolster a unit that accumulated only 23 sacks a year ago.
Join us on our Youtube channel live Sunday/Monday/Thursday for shows, with the episode dropping in your podcast feed the following morning. Live time for Monday/Thursday shows will remain 9 pm, with Sunday time varying based on Clinton and Ryan's schedules. Follow us on Twitter to get notified when we are going live and to interact with the show.
LINKS:
Twitter: https://x.com/ITPCFB
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ITPCFB/
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inside-the-pylon-a-midwest-college-football-podcast/id1729819040
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0duY5MWU52VLBGm8sO7eaI
#BigTenFootball #CollegeFootball #CollegeFootballPlayoff #CollegeFootballNationalTitle #NationalChampionship #BigTenConference