Josh Helmholdt ranks the Big Ten programs that have had the most success at the QB position. NU comes in at No. 5, behind OSU, MSU, PSU and Michigan. He writes:
Northwestern does not have as many four and five-star signees as the other schools on this list. In fact, its only four-star quarterback signees during the Rivals.com era are both on the 2017 roster: Clayton Thorson and Matt Alviti. Northwestern has had consistent production from the quarterback position, though, stretching back more than a decade. Thorson was preceded by Trevor Siemian, who is now a starter in the NFL. Before him, the Wildcats went on a five-year stretch (2007-11) with a quarterback ranking among the top three in the Big Ten for passing, a group that featured C.J. Bacher, Mike Kafka and Dan Persa.
(He omitted Colter, but I'd add good ol' No. 2 to the list as well.)
Link: QB Week: Big Ten programs that have had the most QB success
Northwestern does not have as many four and five-star signees as the other schools on this list. In fact, its only four-star quarterback signees during the Rivals.com era are both on the 2017 roster: Clayton Thorson and Matt Alviti. Northwestern has had consistent production from the quarterback position, though, stretching back more than a decade. Thorson was preceded by Trevor Siemian, who is now a starter in the NFL. Before him, the Wildcats went on a five-year stretch (2007-11) with a quarterback ranking among the top three in the Big Ten for passing, a group that featured C.J. Bacher, Mike Kafka and Dan Persa.
(He omitted Colter, but I'd add good ol' No. 2 to the list as well.)
Link: QB Week: Big Ten programs that have had the most QB success
