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Brendan Sullivan and Ryan Hilinski left with injuries, forcing the Wildcats to turn to Carl Richardson before Cole Freeman played the final series.

MINNEAPOLIS — The starting quarterback was new for Minnesota on Saturday, but two old standards shouldered the load in a 31-3 victory over Northwestern: Mohamed Ibrahim and Minnesota's defense.

The Wildcats lost their fifth straight game since opening with a win over Nebraska in Ireland

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Fifth-year defensive end Nick Tarburton was involved in two takeaways and the rest of No. 11 Penn State’s (5-0) defense held Northwestern (1-4) in check to overcome five Nittany Lion turnovers in a 17-7 win on a rainy Saturday evening at Beaver Stadium.

Ryan Hilinski’s TD pass to Jacob Gill was NU’s only score.

The Wildcats couldn’t hold a fourth-quarter lead and lost on a field goal with 21 seconds left at Ryan Field.

Is Stroud still on top? If so, did he widen the gap after the impressive performance against Toledo? #GoBucks

Nic Baker hit Jacob Garrett with a touchdown pass to break a tie with 12:28 left, and SIU went on to win 31-24 in Evanston.

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