As goals are accomplished, bigger goals are established. So it is with the Northwestern football team as they prepare for the 2013 campaign after exorcising the bowl-game demons with a 34-20 Gator Bowl victory over Mississippi State to cap last season. It ended the Wildcats' streak of nine consecutive bowl game losses, which is tied for the longest streak of all-time. With that mountain climbed and conquered, Northwestern can set their sights on something bigger this season — like a Big Ten conference title.
Make no mistake about it, winning the Big Ten title this season won't be a walk in the park, but the Cats have the talent to pull it off. Start with the backfield of Venric Mark and Kain Colter. Northwestern finished 19th in the nation with 225.5 rush yards per game and Mark racked up 1,366 yards on the season. Eight times Mark rushed for 100+ yards in a game and he found the endzone 12 times.
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