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The Denver Broncos are fresh off of their biggest victory of the season, defeating the New York Giants 26-6 on Thanksgiving night.

Coach Pat Fitzgerald has said all along his seniors have played their best football late in the season, and their efforts were recognized Monday.

Doesn't it seem like just yesterday that the Hawkeyes were blocking back-to-back field goals at the end of the game against in-state rival Northern Iowa? So much has transpired this season since those two fateful plays.

Each Sunday, our staff of college football experts will offer thoughts on things they learned over the weekend.

Tomorrow afternoon, 21 NU seniors will play at Ryan Field for the final time. They've been through hell and have emerged as one of the most successful senior classes in Northwestern football history.

Last meeting: 2006, Wisconsin 41-9. What's at stake The Badgers can still have a 10-win season - they play at Hawaii in their finale - and carve out a spot in a top-notch bowl with a victory.

His workday begins at 6 a.m. and ends around 10:30 p.m., a 16 1/2 -hour grind of film study, meetings, film study, practice and, for dessert, more film study.

Madison - During his two seasons as the University of Wisconsin's defensive coordinator , Mike Hankwitz was known affectionately as "the professor." Though well into his second season running Northwestern's defense, Hankwitz doesn't have a similar tag.

First, the good news: James Vandenberg has thrown 10 times as many collegiate passes as he had three days ago, and Iowa's freshman quarterback will have a full week to prepare for his first start with the Hawkeyes.

Illinois linebacker Ian Thomas brings down Northwestern running back Jacob Schmidt during the first half.

Last Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis, Illinois put on Act II in its late-season offensive resurgence, putting up 35 points in an upset of Minnesota.

Last Weekenda s win in Iowa City against theNo. 4 Hawkeyes was probably one of the best feelings I have had playing football.

Illinois quarterback Jacob Charest looks to throw against Minnesota during the first half in an NCAA football game, Saturday, Nov.

John Gaines/The Hawk Eye Iowa quarterback James Vandenberg , of Keokuk, tries to elude the rush of Northwestern's Corey Wootton Saturday at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City.

Iowa Hawkeyes quarterback Ricky Stanzi will miss the regular season after ankle surgery, but coach Kirk Ferentz is confident his junior signal-caller can return for a bowl game.

Iowa Coach Ferentz has often said that there is no team on his schedule he feels that he cana TMt beat but there is also no automatic win on his schedule.A All season his team has rewarded their coach for his faith in them running out to a 9-0 start.A Unfortunately, a few questionable calls in the second quarter coupled with an injury to their ...

Getting offensive: Northwestern gained a season-low 239 yards, and it didn't matter.

The weather was too nice for November here. The Hawkeyes' first-quarter play was also atpyically good.

Iowa quarterback Ricky Stanzi was taken to the locker room after being hit in the end zone in the second quarter of the No.

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