College football’s well-renowned rivalry week leads to down-to-the-wire battles, games that thrive off amped-up fan bases and unimaginable upsets. Northwestern’s trip to face Illinois on Saturday encompassed each of these traits, as the Wildcats (7-5, 5-4 Big Ten) took down the Fighting Illini (5-7, 3-6 Big Ten) 45-43 in an intense back-and-forth affair. The win…
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