A reeling Northwestern team takes on a juggernaut in Ohio State Saturday in Evanston. The Wildcats face their toughest test of the season as the Buckeyes are dominant on both sides of the ball. Northwestern has to find a way to neutralize the star power of Ohio State. Also, tonight, Northwestern basketball tips off with its exhibition with Quincy. Carter previews both games on this episode of Locked On Northwestern.

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Things are at a new low this season as Northwestern lost to Iowa 31-13 on Saturday. Seven straight losses have dragged the 2022 Northwestern season down into an abyss. The once hopeful season has collapsed in on itself like a dying star. Carter looks at how the defense made Iowa's offense look capable. Then, he looks at why Northwestern's offense got nothing going. Finally, he stares into the abyss of what's next because it is going to be worse quickly, it appears.

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Carter gives his final breakdown and picks for the Northwestern-Iowa game. He feels like there is absolutely a path for the Wildcats to compete on Saturday. He also looks around the Big Ten and around the country to make his picks and predictions on those games as well as we head into another phenomenal college football weekend.

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Carter Byrd and Trent Condon of Locked On Hawkeyes have a special crossover episode to break down the storylines going into the game and the matchups. Trent and Carter finally give their picks about this game on Saturday and score predictions. Hint: there may not be a ton of offense.

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Northwestern is back on the road on Saturday in Iowa City against the Iowa Hawkeyes. According to Carter, both teams have a significant advantage on one side of the ball. Both might be a result of Iowa's play on offense and defense. Carter breaks down the matchup and talks about the quarterback play for the Hawkeyes and why it might allow Northwestern to stay in this Big Ten road test for the Wildcats.

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There is a path to complete and utter chaos in the Big Ten West. Carter lays out how we got to this point with Northwestern, what their path would be and then how things need to fall in the rest of the division. Hint: Northwestern is the big winner of all the madness.

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Northwestern came out of the bye with a lot of fight, but the Wildcats could not quite hold off the backup quarterback-led Maryland Terrapins. Northwestern jumped out on Maryland early and took a lead to half before losing the momentum in the second half and having their own comeback bid fall short. Carter breaks down his takeaways on offense and defense and from the game as a whole on this episode.

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Northwestern goes on the road as two-score underdogs at Maryland this weekend. Carter breaks down what to watch for in the game on Saturday and how he sees the game playing out. Then, Carter looks around the Big Ten and makes his weekly picks about what will happen in each of them before looking at the games around the country and doing the same.

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Northwestern takes on Maryland on Saturday in another Big Ten matchup. Carter takes a look at this Maryland team and what they have done to this point. He looks at the numbers that both sides of the ball have put up and who to keep your eyes on. Finally, he gives some final takeaways to look out for on Saturday.

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Could a backup quarterback battle break out in College Park this Saturday between Northwestern and Maryland? The Wildcats have a bit of quarterback controversy taking place this week as the status of Ryan Hilinski is somewhat uncertain and maybe backup Brendan Sullivan gets the nod regardless. Maryland, on the other hand, may have to turn to their backup, Billy Edwards Jr., for injury-related reasons. Carter looks at how both quarterbacks have played this year and breaks down who he thinks has the edge.

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