THE GOOD: Clayton Thorson. Thorson balled out in this game, that's all there is to it. When it was looking really bad for Northwestern, Thorson put the team on his back and led Northwestern back. I have never seen Clayton Thorson play as good as he did. It was a thoroughly dominant performance from Thorson and proved himself as a team leader.
THE BAD: First half defense. Northwestern's defense got pushed around in the first half. A mix of low effort levels, poor open field tackling, no pass rush and horrible play in the secondary allowed Nevada to march up and down the field at will. In the second half; however, the defense, led by Joe Gaziano, locked down and gave Northwestern the edge.
THE UGLY: Offensive line. The offensive line was horrendous. They got no push and as a result Northwestern struggled mightily to run the ball. The amount of times offensive lineman were standing around while Nevada defenders ran through untouched is mind boggling. Northwestern's offensive line needs to step up and actually play physical, tough football if Northwestern wants to go anywhere this season.
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