Northern Illinois was the only local FBS team to win Saturday.

While Notre Dame was on a bye week, Illinois and Northwestern suffered Big Ten road losses to drop to 5-3.

Here are a few takeaways from Saturday’s games.

1. Washington trampled Illinois’ playoff hopes on a rainy, windy day at Husky Stadium.

Illinois’ two losses entering Saturday had come against No. 1 Ohio State and No. 2 Indiana. Both were ugly, but the Illini had taken care of business against lesser opponents. Entering the weekend, it was possible the Illini still could earn a College Football Playoff spot if they won their remaining five games.

But a 42-25 loss to Washington in Seattle put a stop to that idea as the Illini dropped to 2-3 in the Big Ten. It’s a major disappointment for a team that entered the season

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