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NU settling for less // Cats happy with effort in close loss to Iowa
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Iowa 26 NU 24
IOWA CITY Before the season, the players came together at the end
of practices to cheer "national championship." Midway into the
season, this counts as progress:
Northwestern tried.
The Wildcats bumbled through a first quarter of third-and-22,
third-and-15, third-and-21 to fall way behind Saturday at Iowa. They
came back, getting in position to win.
And then they lost. Again. On four plays filled with mistakes.
Iowa beat NU 26-24, and for all the big plays, big turns a...
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