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Jay Higgins was never going to make anyone forget Jack Campbell. What he did instead was make a name for himself that will be long remembered in Iowa Hawkeyes lore just like Campbell. Higgins was the next man up at middle linebacker when the consensus All-American and Butkus Award winner left after last season and became a first-round NFL draft pick. He'll return to his hometown of Indianapolis for the Big Ten championship game against No. 2 Michigan on Saturday with 141 tackles in 12 games. That's the most among Power Five players this season.
