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Illinois will visit No. 14 Northwestern in Evanston, Ill., on Saturday with the hopes of winning back the Land of Lincoln Trophy for the first time since 2014.  Last season, the Wildcats retained the trophy with a 29-10 victory on a rainy day in Champaign, Ill.

The Wildcats clinched on Saturday and will face Ohio State in the conference championship game December 19 despite their game against Minnesota being canceled due to a COVID-19 outbreak within the Golden Gophers' program.

The Buckeyes' place in the postseason became a question Tuesday when Michigan canceled the teams' regular-season rivalry game because of COVID-19 issues within the Wolverines program. It was the third canceled game for Ohio State this season, after others against Illinois and Maryland, and left the Buckeyes at just five games played overall.

"The decision was based on a competitive analysis which determined that Ohio State would have advanced to the Big Ten Football Championship Game based on its undefeated record and head-to-head victory over Indiana regardless of a win or loss against Michigan," the conference said.

Northwestern, at 5-1, will represent the West Division in the title game.

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Illinois @ Northwestern Sat, Dec 12, 2020 EST

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