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Inside the Play: Justin Jackson breaks free

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Northwestern lost, but Justin Jackson was still able to assert his dominance

Every week, our Ian McCafferty will go back and critically review one or more plays from the past Saturday's game. These are the plays that, more than any others, were crucial in determining the outcome of the game. He'll check the film, and breakdown the how and why of those decisive few seconds.

This week it’s a little different due to the fact that Zach Pereles already broke down the game’s most crucial play, Clayton Thorson’s goal line fumble, so we’re going to take a look at one of the positives from Northwestern’s disappointing season opener, Justin Jackson.