Among coach Randy Walker’s mantras is that one should refrain from pointing fingers and instead point thumbs. But Northwestern can at least give a dirty look at its schedule makers.
After Saturday’s defeat at Minnesota, the Wildcats will go into Game 5 against a fifth straight unbeaten opponent, Ohio State (3-0).
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The Buckeyes are ranked seventh in the country despite averaging a relatively modest 24.3 points a game and posting non-conference wins of three and eight points the last two weeks.
The Wildcats were penalized nine times to Minnesota’s one and converted only three of 13 third downs, in part due to penalties. In one third-quarter stretch, Northwestern was penalized three times in five snaps.
Walker said the loss “was a function of us not executing as well as we need to. We had some really inopportune penalties.”