Inside The Play: Justin Jackson stops Illinois’ comeback attempt

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 break down the how and why of those decisive few seconds.

It’s been an up-and-down season, but at the end of it all, Northwestern is still going bowling! The Wildcats managed to get their sixth win in fairly convincing fashion against Illinois, primarily because of the dominance of the rushing attack. John Moten IV had a career day and Justin Jackson had one of the best performances of the season en route to a 42-21 victory over Illinois. Jackson had…