Fans expected Northwestern's defense to improve under first-year defensive coordinator Mike Hankwitz, but no one expected the unit to carry the team like it did. Under Hankwitz's more aggressive scheme, the Wildcats cut their average points allowed from 31 in 2007 to 19.3 in 2008 and they even led the Big Ten in sacks with 33. WildcatReport.com breaks down the Wildcat defense.



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