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Iowa football vs. Illinois: Live score updates, highlights, analysis
After looking like the division favorites earlier in the season — and then not, and then favorites again — 16th-ranked Iowa (9-2, 6-2) clinched the outright Big Ten West title and a Big Ten championship game berth with its 15-13 win over Illinois (5-6, 3-5) at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday.
The win seemed unlikely for much of the second half. Illinois led as late as the five-minute mark in the fourth quarter while Iowa’s offense struggled to muster any productive drives.
But then Iowa running back Kaleb Johnson delivered the spark the offense desperately needed as he broke free for a 30-yard, go-ahead touchdown run with 4:43 remaining.
— John Steppe
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