With two weeks to go in the regular season and bowl eligibility clinched, Northwestern has some fine-tuning to do.
“There were a lot of things we could do better,” coach Randy Walker said after Saturday’s 28-27 victory over Iowa.
Though the offense has carried the Wildcats for much of the season, that’s where there’s room for improvement.
Brett Basanez has thrown four interceptions in the last two games, and the center position continues to be an issue.
Austin Matthews had three high snaps in his return to the starting lineup a week after Joel Belding was called for holding three times.
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“We beat ourselves a bunch of times,” Basanez said. “We took ourselves out of drives.” . . .
Northwestern (6-3, 4-2) can still win a share of the Big Ten title by beating Ohio State and Illinois and getting some help. . . .
Mark Philmore’s 10 receptions Saturday were his season high and gave him 147, tied for fifth all time at Northwestern with Jon Schweighardt. . . .
Northwestern is 10-2 in games decided by seven points or fewer the last two seasons.
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Next: Saturday at Ohio State, 11 a.m., WLS-Ch. 7