It was another heart-stopper in Iowa City. After giving up the first 17 points of the game, Northwestern clawed back to a dramatic win at Kinnick, intercepting Iowa three times in the second half. While the Wildcats showed themselves to be the better team in the end, not all was pretty in this quintessential Big Ten battle.

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The secondary

Without number one defensive back Greg Newsome in action, the Wildcats secondary once again relied on Cam Ruiz, Brandon Joseph, A.J. Hampton and Rod Heard at cornerback. Without much starting experience between the three, fans have had reason to be skeptical about the trio.