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John Paddock relieved the injured Luke Altmyer and went 3 for 3 for 85 yards to lift Illinois from a huge hole and deliver the go-ahead 46-yard touchdown pass to Isaiah Williams with 50 seconds left for a 27-26 victory over stunned Minnesota on Saturday. Altmyer passed for 212 yards and a career-high three touchdowns for the Illini (4-5, 2-4 Big Ten), who had two of their three turnovers in the fourth quarter. Left tackle Julian Pearl scrambled to recover it.

Many miscues on offense and defense go under microscope in 27-26 loss.

Opportunity knocked – twice – for the Gophers on Saturday afternoon even before they took the field at Huntington Bank Stadium for their game against Illinois. Losses by Nebraska and Wisconsin, two of the three other teams tied with Minnesota atop the Big Ten West Division standings, gave the Gophers a chance to take control of the division race. They let the opportunity slip away. Backup ...

The top of the Big Ten continues to separate itself form the rest of the conference, and there is a new clear frontrunner in the West.

Bielema: 'I think our guys feel where they are starting to get and we can only go up'