By First-year Northwestern offensive coordinator Chip Kelly and former Oregon State and Michigan State quarterback Aidan Chiles have forged one of the more entertaining partnerships in college football this season.
Together, they helped thrust the Wildcats into the College Football Playoff conversation. But now, following a road loss to Oregon, that dynamic duo has been disrupted.
Chiles is expected to miss Saturday’s game against No. 19 Iowa with an upper-body injury, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported on Friday.
Sources: Northwestern starting QB Aidan Chiles is expected to miss the game against No. 19 Iowa on Saturday. Chiles has been dealing with an upper body injury and his timeline for return is uncertain. Chiles has accounted for 23 TDs in leading the Wildcats to a 6-2 start. pic.twitter.com/pyIsW7wkls
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) November 6, 2026
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