EVANSTON, Ill. Northwestern looks to snap a seven-game losing streak when it hosts non-conference foe Massachusetts on Saturday.
LINE: Northwestern -40.5Massachusetts has struggled just to stay in games over its current losing streak, allowing 58.8 points per game over that span.
ABOUT NORTHWESTERN (1-8)Saturday could be Smiths coming-out party, or at least the coming-out party of the Northwestern passing attack.
Northwestern DE Joe Gaziano is half a sack from tying Casey Dailey's program record for career sacks with 28.
Northwestern's current seven-game losing streak ties for the longest since the 1998 team lost eight straight.