Injuries suck.

That’s a fact.

But in football, injuries happen. That’s also a fact. And Northwestern isn’t an exception to the rule.

On Thursday, the Wildcats released its injury report for the game on Saturday against Rutgers. Here was the announcement, via insidenu.com:

With that list above in mind, 4 starters will not be playing against the Scarlet Knights. Sure, it’s Rutgers. And people may take the Scarlet Knights not as seriously as they probably should.

After all, Rutgers lost to Kansas by 41 points earlier this season.

But regardless, Saturday will mark a Big Ten matchup on the road for Northwestern against a team hungry for a win. There’s no doubt that Rutgers wants to get its first B1G win of the season.

Unfortunately for the Wildcats, they won’t be close to full strength when trying to keep Rutgers from pulling the upset.

Game time is set for noon on BTN.