.Pete Thamel, ESPNAug 31, 2024, 08:00 AM ETNorthwestern is slated to begin Mike Wright at quarterback Saturday against Miami (Ohio), sources told ESPN, creating it the third power conference course where he has been actually a starter.Wright played at Mississippi Condition in 2023 and Vanderbilt from 2020 to 2022 before getting to Northwestern. He had been taken part in a near competitors along with redshirt student Port Lausch in the course of training camp.Wright's knowledge as well as convenience were appealing to Northwestern instructors. Coach David Braun produced a new objectionable coordinator this year, Zach Lujan, and also Northwestern will possess a make over on offense. Wright's experience, convenience and capacity to operate the ball loomed as think about the decision.Wright possesses 14 starts over his job and also played in 39 total video games. He started 3 video games at Mississippi Condition in 2015 and 11 throughout his opportunity at Vanderbilt.In his job, Wright has actually thrown for 2,520 yards and also 24 touchdowns. He's also hurried for 1,229 gardens and 10 touchdowns.In former quarterback Ben Bryant's final year of qualifications in 2023, Northwestern went 8-5 as well as defeat Utah in the Las Vegas Dish. That season safeguarded the full-time coaching task for Braun, that was an interim coach throughout the 2023 season.Northwestern returns 76% of its own protective production, the best in university regulation football. The Wildcats completed No. 35 in total defence and also No. 121 in total offense.They will certainly deal with a Miami staff that succeeded the mac computer in 2023.