College Football

The Atlantic Coast Conference hired Northwestern athletic director Jim Phillips on Monday to be the league’s next commissioner, replacing the retiring John Swofford.

Eastern Michigan held off Northern Illinois 41-33 in the season finale for both teams Saturday.

Cam Porter came in with just 32 yards and one TD. But the freshman broke out in a big way, leading the Wildcats to an easy victory over the Illini.

The Northwestern Wildcats host Illinois in the regular-season finale on Saturday and will then turn their attention to the conference championship game against No. 3 Ohio State in Indianapolis on Dec. 19.

The Buckeyes (5-0) will try for their fifth straight conference title when they face the Wildcats (5-1) on Dec. 19 in Indianapolis.

Iowa trailed by two touchdowns, but came back to beat Illinois 35-21.

Northern Illinois has now lost five games in a row.

Minnesota announced Monday it has called off this weekend’s game against No. 16 Northwestern, the second straight cancellation for the Gophers due to a spike in COVID-19 cases within the program.

Matt Coghlin made a tiebreaking 48-yard field goal with 3:35 left, and Michigan State handed No. 11 Northwestern its first loss of the season with a 29-20 victory Saturday.

D’Wayne Eskridge ran a kickoff back for a touchdown and capped a big day with a reverse that set up the winning field goal as unbeaten Western Michigan edged Northern Illinois 30-27 on Saturday.

No. 3 Ohio State’s game at Illinois on Saturday has been canceled because the Buckeyes have had a spike of COVID-19 cases this week.

Peyton Ramsey threw two touchdowns to lead the Northwestern Wildcats to a 17-7 victory over the Wisconsin Badgers.

The Illini beat the Nebraska Cornhuskers 41-23 on Saturday for their second straight win. This is the first time the Illini have won in Lincoln since 1924... almost a hundred years.