The Sweet Sioux Tomahawk trophy will be retired Saturday

A 63-year-old tradition is ending Saturday.

The Sweet Sioux Tomahawk, long a symbol of the Illinois-Northwestern football rivalry, is going the way of Chief Illiniwek.

"We were directed by the board of trustees through the chancellor's office to retire the trophy," Illinois athletic department spokesman Kent Brown said Friday. "We're going to be working with Northwestern over the coming months to establish a new series trophy."

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