North Central College falls short in quest for another championship
The Cardinals had won 29 straight games coming in.
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The Cardinals had won 29 straight games coming in.
The Cardinals are set to play in a fourth-straight national championship game on Friday with a 29-game winning streak on the line.
It's playoff time in Division-III college football and that means like clockwork, North Central College has a chance to win it all again. CBS 2's Jori Parys visited a Cardinals team that's set to play in a fourth-straight national championship game on Friday in Salem, Virginia.
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Ben Bryant completed 24 of 32 passes and 234 yards and two touchdowns and ran for a touchdown, and Cam Johnson caught seven passes for 124 yards and a touchdown to lead Northwestern to a 45-43 victory Saturday over Illinois, ending the Illini's hopes for a bowl berth.
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One hundred and fifty students got gift cards to buy presents for friends and family.
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