Stanford 14, Notre Dame 17.

Good game.  (Not great football, necessarily -- too wet -- but a solid final drive by Everett Golson.  It's all in how you finish...)

ADDED:  Oh, and how 'bout those NU Wildcats, eh?
Wisconsin 14, Northwestern 20.

Play Competitive.
and Smart.

Following the game plan of Western Illinois and South Florida vs. Wisconsin, Northwestern honed in on stopping the Badgers' running game and dared McEvoy to complete passes over the top and move the ball.

After McEvoy finished the first half 4-of-10 for 24 yards and one interception, Joel Stave came in as relief on the last drive of the first half. Stave missed all of September after struggling with "the yips," but was reactivated for this week and named the No. 2 quarterback behind McEvoy.

On defense, Wisconsin struggled to defend the spread, read-option attack of Northwestern. Limited pass rush and soft zone defense combined to allow Northwestern quarterback Trevor Siemian to sit back and find open receivers in space. 

... Northwestern capitalized on Wisconsin turnovers. Four interceptions and one long missed field goal led to 17 Wildcat points. On a day when the defense was struggling to get stops, giving Northwestern field position was insult to injury. Northwestern never really felt taxed to run any play in its offensive playbook...

Hail to Purple;  Hail to White,
Hail to Thee, Northwestern...