Northwestern turned to the untested Kain Colter in its season opener with Heisman (very) dark horse Dan Persa unable to play.
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Coach Pat Fitzgerald doesn’t either, and isn’t going to hold back his excitement at getting one of the Big Ten’s best quarterbacks back:
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Replacement Kain Colter performed competently in relief last week, completing 17 of 24 attempts for 197 yards and a single pick.
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Read Article >Dan Persa Injury: Northwestern QB Listed As Questionable For Saturday’s Opener
Getty ImagesPersa set a Big Ten record last season completing 73.5 percent of his passes through 10 games. His injury proved disastrous last season, with the Wildcats going 0-3 with Persa out of the lineup. Northwestern created a website, PersaStrong, to promote Persa as a darkhorse Heisman candidate.
Colter has yet to throw a pass for his college career. Northwestern has hopes of making some noise in the Big Ten this season, but without Persa that task will be daunting.
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