Baker, Southern Illinois stun Northwestern 31-24

EVANSTON, Ill. -- , Nic Baker hit Jacob Garrett with a touchdown pass for the second time in the game to break a tie with 12:28 left in the fourth quarter, and Southern Illinois went on to top Northwestern 31-24 on Saturday. Garrett caught Baker’s toss to cap a 19-play, 74-yard drive to put the Salukis ahead by a touchdown and SIU (1-2) beat a Big Ten opponent for only the second time. A Missouri Valley Conference member, Southern Illinois' other win over a Big Ten foe was against Indiana in 2006 when coach Nick Hill was their quarterback. “I'm just excited to see it from a different lens as a coach,” said Hill, who's from Du Quoin, Illinois about 20 miles north of Southern Illinois' campus in Carbondale.