ESPNU to show football matchup

By Northern Star Staff

Saturday’s NIU-Arkansas football game will be broadcast on ESPNU.

The game, which starts at 6 p.m. at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Ark., will also be shown on WatchESPN.com.

NIU is 3-0 for the season and is coming off a game where the Huskies were victorious over the University of Nevada-Las Vegas Rebels, 48-34. The Razorbacks are 2-1, having fallen to Auburn 21-45 in the season-opener Aug. 30.

The last time the Huskies were on ESPNU was Sept. 1, 2012, according to an NIU Today news release. The Huskies are 5-3 for games shown on ESPNU, according to NIU.