NU Holds On ... Barely

In a bit of a surprise move, NU goes for it on fourth down. With five wide receivers in, Bacher runs but comes up short. Ohio takes over at its own 27 with no timeouts and less than a minute to work with, down by eight.

But after a sack, a short pass and a spike, Ohio finds itself in a fourth-and-10 situation with only seven seconds remaining. This should be the game right here. The NU defense is not lined up correctly, so the Cats call their final timeout.

Jackson throws low and incomplete over the middle, and that'll do it. NU just has to kneel down once to make it official.

NU 16, Ohio 8. That win clearly goes to the defense.

Game MVP: DE Vince Browne.