This Saturday, the Wildcats face the Illinois Fighting Illini in the season finale in Champaign. Despite the abhorrent season, Northwestern has a chance to finish on a high note by winning the HAT and keeping it in Evanston. Here are three things to know about our rivals down south:

The Illini play up and down to its opponents

Illinois has won a few games this season that many felt the team had no business winning. First, the Illini shocked the college football world at the start of the season by taking care of Nebraska in the opener.