Jack Lausch threw for 227 yards and two TDs in his first start, and Northwestern pulled away from Eastern Illinois 31-7 on Saturday night in Evanston.

New quarterback Jack Lausch got rolling after a slow start, passing for 227 yards and tossing his first two collegiate touchdowns, and Northwestern pulled away Eastern Illinois 31-7 on Saturday night at Martin Stadium.

Lausch, a Chicago native and red-shirt sophomore, finished with 20 of 31 passing after connecting on only four of his first 13 throws. He hit A.J Henning with 3-yard toss late in the third quarter for Northwestern’s first passing TD this season, then found Marshall Lang with a 9-yard pass midway through the fourth.

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