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Five takeaways from Northwestern’s dominant win over Illinois

Northwestern took home Lincoln’s cap for the sixth straight year in a commanding 28-10 win on Saturday against Illinois. The regular-season finale put the ‘Cats at 6-1 on the year as they now turn their focus to Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship game. Here are five things we learned from Saturday’s win.

Cam Porter and Evan Hull may be the answer to the running struggles

Prior to this game, the ‘Cats had combined for a dismal 167 yards over the past three games to average 2.4 yards per carry. What acted as the focal point of the offense early on had gone completely out the window and left the Wildcat faithful worried if the offense would be able to rebound.