Northwestern should be commended for taking care of business. You can only beat who is on your schedule.
But let's wait a few weeks before we crown them. Maryland is awful. The Temps have now lost 9 straight Big Ten games. They've lost 13 straight Big Ten games to teams not named Rutgers.
During the nine game losing streak, they're allowing 42 points per game. That included a 54-7 loss to a below average Nebraska team in Nov, 2019.
Mike Locksley is now only 6-36 as a head coach.
Minnesota has a lot of issues beyond just turnover on their roster. They have a collection of players who don't want to play in 2020. Despite that reality, they're still a 17 point favorite over Maryland, on the road.
We will learn a lot about Northwestern over the next two weeks.