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At daybreak Saturday, coach Bret Bielema and the Wisconsin football players knew they still had an opportunity, albeit a slim one, to win a share of UW's first Big Ten Conference title since 1999.

Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema, right, watches his team play against Northwestern during the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game in Evanston, Ill., Saturday, Nov.

It seemed Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald was talking about the same player as he analyzed first his own quarterback, Mike Kafka , and then the one the Wildcats must contain Saturday -- No.

The United Football League was founded to give young players spurned by the National Football League a way to prove they can compete at the highest level.

Corn-shucking cynics have insisted all season that the passwords at Kinnick Stadium have been ''lucky'' and ''charmed.'' But no one knew those words would pass from No.

After Iowa shredded Northwestern on its first two possessions to take a 10-0 lead, the Hawkeyes became a turnover factory.

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.

With Ricky Stanzi watching from the sideline on crutches, No. 8 Iowa ran out of magic.

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Iowa will need to come from behind yet again to maintain its perfect season.

Home > Blogs > On Iowa by Marc Morehouse > The Big Analysis - Northwestern On Iowa by Marc Morehouse The Big Analysis - Northwestern Posted on Nov 04, 2009 by Marc Morehouse .

Fresh off another come-from-behind victory, the eighth-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes continue their magical season this weekend, as they welcome the Northwestern Wildcats to Kinnick Stadium for a Big Ten affair.

Penn State will wrap-up a two-game road stretch on Saturday when it visits Evanston, Ill.

Penn State running back Evan Royster will be key to a Penn State victory at Northwestern, according to beat writer Bob Flounders.

Getting offensive: Mike Kafka completed 26 of 46 passes for 312 yards but threw three interceptions, some the result of miscommunication with his receivers.

There are very few situations when Pat Fitzgerald or his players overstate the importance of one game.

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg Northwestern Wildcats Record: 4-3 As head coach Pat Fitzgerald has said several times this season, it hasn't been a yellow-brick road so far for Northwestern.

Embarking on a brief two-game road trip, the Indiana football team faces Northwestern in Evanston, Ill.

The Spartans trailed 7-0 at halftime but rallied against the Wildcats . Northwestern had won three consecutive Big Ten road games and two straight in East Lansing.

It's bad enough Northwestern ranks 89th nationally in rushing with just 122.8 yards per game.

With Northwestern working back toward good health, now it's Michigan State that's being plagued by injuries at important positions.