Northwestern is at home against Hastings College of Nebraska on Saturday in a key Great Plains Conference football game for both teams. Northwestern is 6-1 and 11th ranked nationally in the latest N-A-I-A poll. Hastings enters the game ranked 21st.Northwestern coach Orv Otten says the Red Raiders offense has been balanced but it may be the passing game that is most effective this weekend.Northwestern is yielding less than 100-yards per game on the ground and Otten says that has been a big factor in their success.
