USATSI In spite of losing multiple stars to injury and controversy swirling around one of its coordinators, Iowa is headed to the Big Ten Championship Game. The Hawkeyes secured their second Big Ten West title in the past three years with a 15-13 win against Illinois Saturday night. They’re set to play either Michigan or Ohio State, as the Buckeyes and Wolverines will face off in the regular season finale with the Big Ten East on the line. Iowa’s defense was as strong as ever against the Illini. The Hawkeyes opened the scoring by forcing a safety on Illinois’ first offensive drive of the game and forced a turnover on downs on Illinois’ potential game-winning drive with just under four minutes left to play in the fourth quarter. But Iowa’s embattled offense deserves some credit. Illinois took a 10-9 lead with 6:53 left in the second quarter and expanded on…
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