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The All Sports Association, Inc. announced today that University of Michigan fifth-year senior punter Zoltan Mesko is one of 12 finalists for the 2009 Wuerffel Trophy, the national award that honors the college football player who best combines exemplary community service with outstanding academic and athletic achievement.

Northwestern vs. Illinois , Saturday, Noon ET Line: Illinois by 5. Series Record: Illinois leads, 52-45-5. Last meeting: 2008, Northwestern 27-10. What's at Stake Northwestern has two shots left to improve its bowl position, while Illinois, with three games left, is fighting the odds to win out and gain bowl eligibility after a 1-6 start.

Iowa Hawkeyes quarterback Ricky Stanzi will miss the regular season after ankle surgery, but coach Kirk Ferentz is confident his junior signal-caller can return for a bowl game.

Iowa Coach Ferentz has often said that there is no team on his schedule he feels that he cana TMt beat but there is also no automatic win on his schedule.A All season his team has rewarded their coach for his faith in them running out to a 9-0 start.A Unfortunately, a few questionable calls in the second quarter coupled with an injury to their ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa - No. 8 Iowa finally ran out of time. Northwestern's Dan Persa threw a touchdown pass and Marshall Thomas recovered a fumble for another score to help the Wildcats snap the Hawkeyes' 13-game winning streak with a 17-10 victory Saturday.

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Getting offensive: Northwestern gained a season-low 239 yards, and it didn't matter.

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Sometimes in Iowa, merely believing is enough. A part-time play-by-play man for a Davenport radio station went on to Des Moines, and later Ronald Reagan became the 40th president of the United States.

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg Northwestern has issued its official injury report for Saturday's game at No.

This week's must see TV is not an episode of "Glee" or "Community" If you're looking for drama, you should tune into Northwestern against Iowa because you will likely see an upset for the ages.

Never in my years of being a Northwestern fan did I think I'd be begging and praying for quarterback Mike Kafka to be under center Saturday against Iowa.

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Home > Blogs > On Iowa by Marc Morehouse > The Big Analysis - Northwestern On Iowa by Marc Morehouse The Big Analysis - Northwestern Posted on Nov 04, 2009 by Marc Morehouse .

For Openers * After facing the nation's 12th-ranked team in Penn State last Saturday, the challenge is even greater this week as Northwestern travels to Iowa City to take on No.

The Northwestern Wildcats will try to play spoiler and secure bowl eligibility as they travel to take on BCS No.

Northwestern quarterback Dan Persa is flipped in the air after being hit by Penn State cornerback D'Anton Lynn during the 2nd quarter at Ryan Field.

Home > Blogs > The Hlog by Mike Hlas > Monday Hawkeyes Reading Room - Get a handle on Northwestern here The Hlog by Mike Hlas Monday Hawkeyes Reading Room - Get a handle on Northwestern here Posted on Nov 02, 2009 by Mike Hlas .

Northwestern continued its second-half surge as it demolished the Fort Mill Yellow Jackets 45-13 on Friday at Bob Jones Stadium.

Tim Shaw sacks Northwestern quarterback Andrew Brewer in the fourth quarter of the last meeting between the two schools - a 33-7 PSU victory.