EVANSTON — In a game defined by punts, penalties and generally ugly football for 60 minutes, a moment of sheer overtime brilliance by the best player on the field was enough to give Northwestern a much-needed victory over Iowa on Saturday.
Facing a third and nine on the first possession of OT, the Wildcats were in danger of needing a long field goal attempt to take a 3-point lead and hoping they could hold on.
Clayton Thorson dropped back, found no open receivers down the field and checked down to the all-time leading rusher in Northwestern history.