Here are some takeaways from the Battle for the Hat, as Illinois and Northwestern played for the Land of Lincoln Trophy at Wrigley Field.
Rivalry weekend in college football features the best of all the rivalries in the sport. Northwestern vs. Illinois is one of them.The neck-and-neck, nip-and-tuck or nail-biting games aren't the norm. Since 2000, only seven of the 24 games between NU and the Illini were one-score final score games. It's fair to expect a weird play or two to throw off the vibes.Devin Turner threw off the vibes early on with an interception returned for a touchdown. It put Northwestern up 10-7 on the No.
Those scores went for 64, 31 and 30 yards apiece. His hat trick also allowed the passing game to reopen.When it did, Altmeyer was active. He shook off two interceptions to toss a 43-yard touchdown to Pat Bryant, who was the hero in the Illini's win over Rutgers.There have been plenty of times this year when Illinois' offense needed some kind of spark. They found it in different ways. It was Laughery on Saturday, but in previous games it was Bryant, Altmeyer or Zakhari Franklin.
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