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Iowa quarterback Ricky Stanzi leaned on crutches and wore a walking boot Saturday afternoon as he watched Northwestern ruin the sixth-ranked Hawkeyes' aspirations of playing in the Bowl Championship Series title game.

Sometimes in Iowa, merely believing is enough. A part-time play-by-play man for a Davenport radio station went on to Des Moines, and later Ronald Reagan became the 40th president of the United States.

This week's game against the Northwestern Wildcats is the classic trap game for the Iowa Hawkeyes.

For Openers * After facing the nation's 12th-ranked team in Penn State last Saturday, the challenge is even greater this week as Northwestern travels to Iowa City to take on No.

Penn State - Ohio State is a big game, but in the vague, intangible way that is unique to college football .

The Northwestern Wildcats will try to play spoiler and secure bowl eligibility as they travel to take on BCS No.

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg Northwestern starting quarterback Mike Kafka likely will play Saturday against No.

The Nittany Lions must win to maintain their shot at a Big Ten title. A victory for Northwestern would make the Wildcats bowl eligible and make their season.

Northwestern's Brian Peters knocks Michigan State's Blair White and the ball out-of-bounds during the third quarter.

Legends will haunt and hover about both sidelines at Ryan Field today. For Penn State, it will be Joe Paterno -- hallowed, iconic, long ago canonized by the most ardent spirits of Happy Valley -- in search of a sustained surge into November and a few breaks to get his No.

Dan Persa had two linebackers in his face and a receiver open deep downfield. Hitting one meant getting hit by the others.

Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald may tweet and text and be up on all the ways of the world.

If there's a pep rally the night before the Homecoming game, but no students attend, did it actually happen? Oh, the band was there; so were the cheerleaders and some unlucky football players.

There's a month left in the Big Ten season and the championship is far from claimed.

With the Big Ten's highest-rated passer looking to build on another stellar performance, Penn State will try to keep its conference title hopes alive when it visits Northwestern on Saturday afternoon.

The buzz among students at Northwestern this fall is not the result of a game of quarters or a visit to the fraternities on North Campus.

Be honest. Do you think Indiana will make a bowl game? Do you figure the Hoosiers will even win another game this year? Tradition says no.

You can feel it in the air at NU football practice. It's time for revenge. The 2008 season was cruising along, until Northwestern traveled to Bloomington to face a bad Indiana team.

When Brad Phillips graduated from Franklin Regional in 2006, he followed in his father's footsteps and accepted a scholarship to Northwestern.