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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Steve Greenberg

Big Game Hunting: If Northwestern can’t beat UTEP, what hope is there for the Wildcats?

Northwestern quarterback Ben Bryant is sacked in a season-opening 24-7 loss at Rutgers. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)

Sitting at 0-1 after a one-sided loss at Rutgers, Northwestern interim coach David Braun disagreed that things around the Wildcats — scarred by scandal and winless for over a year — had gotten awfully heavy.

“If anything,” he said, “it was a relief to get to game day, to get an opportunity to compete [and] see where we’re at. And we’re nowhere close to where we need to be, but I’m excited to move forward with this group.”

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