There was a role reversal in Evanston. When Northwestern had UCLA on the ropes, the Bruins flipped the script and had a chance to tie or beat the Wildcats.

On the final drive, a sack and timely tackling ran the clock out. NU won its first Big Ten game of the season 17-14 over UCLA.

Here’s what we learned from Northwestern’s afternoon home win over UCLA on Saturday.

The offense goes behind a two-headed rushing attack

The Northwestern offense took a blow when Cam Porter was ruled out for the season after the win over Western Illinois. That left the door open for either Caleb Komolafe or Joseph Himon II.

Neither one is the featured back. Both have combined to be the leading part of this Northwestern offense, and the offense follows suit.

Two weeks ago, the duo looked solid against Orego

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