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Northwestern-Illinois Predictions Share this story After everyone but Colin picked NU to avoid an upset in East Lansing, the staff standings just got a little tighter. Northwestern finishes its regular season in a rivalry matchup against Illinois for the Land of Lincoln Trophy, also known as the HAT. NU has won the last five in the series. If you want to see Rodger Sherman’s weekly picks, head on over to the Eli Karp: Northwestern 24, Illinois 10 Check the weather forecast for Saturday in Evanston. It’s going to be windy, it’s going to be rainy, and it may even be slushy. If this thing...

UpdatedThu, Dec 17, 2020 at 11:05 am CT Reply Northwestern will look to build off of capturing the Land of Lincoln Trophy last week against Illinois with a Big Ten championship, which could come with a win over Ohio State Saturday in Indianapolis. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) EVANSTON, IL — Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald isn't one to focus much on the past. So as his team prepares for what he refers to as its stiffest test of the year in Saturday's Big Ten championship game in Indianapolis, what happened last year against heavily favored Ohio State doesn't hold much w...

Pat Fitzgerald figures he will gain a few more gray hairs by the time No. 15 Northwestern steps on the field to face third-ranked Ohio State in the Big Ten championship game on Saturday. As the Wildcats’ coach, it’s his job to figure out a way to contain the Buckeyes. And with Justin Fields leading their high-powered offense, well, good luck with that. Then again, if Northwestern succeeds? “Not gonna lie to you, it would be a helluva ride home on I-65,” Fitzgerald said. The Wildcats (6-1) have been on one wild ride the past three seasons, from winning the Big Ten West to finishing la...

Nam Y. Huh/AP Pat Fitzgerald figures he will gain a few more gray hairs by the time No. 15 Northwestern steps on the field to face third-ranked Ohio State in the Big Ten championship game on Saturday. As the Wildcats’ coach, it’s his job to figure out a way to contain the Buckeyes. And with Justin Fields leading their high-powered offense, well, good luck with that. Then again, if Northwestern succeeds? “Not gonna lie to you, it would be a helluva ride home on I-65,” Fitzgerald said. The Wildcats (6-1) have been on one wild ride the past three seasons, from winning the Big Ten West t...

JOEY WAGNER Decatur Herald & Review CHAMPAIGN — Want Lovie Smith to open up? Bring up Big Sandy, Texas, and the high school football team he starred on in the mid 1970s. Smith, Illinois' head football coach, is generally averse to talking about himself, but Big Sandy holds a special place. Ask him about it and he'll rave about the town and the school — from the early mornings in the country to the football team that won three straight state championships with him at middle linebacker. During Smith's days in Big Sandy, the big rivals were Hawkins and Winona. As Chicago Be...