No one has to tell the NIU football team how frustrating it is to be in a one-sided relationship. The Huskies have been playing Toledo since the late 60's, and as the 8-29-0 all-time record illustrates, NIU has been dominated regularly by the Rockets....
The Offense Quarterback: True freshman Terrance Owens had to step in for starter Austin Dantin, who was injured during the Rockets’ 42-7 win over Eastern Michigan. The Toledo’s offense didn’t miss a beat as Owens threw four touchdown passes. It’ll...
The NIU women’s rugby club recently finished up its Chicago Area Rugby Football Union (CARFU) season.The women were 5-2 in the regular season after winning the last four. The record earned the Huskies a No. 2 seed in USA Rugby’s Midwest playoffs this...
Stephen O’Neal has gone from making plays with his arm to chasing down the position he once played in high school. After playing quarterback at Rich East High School, O’Neal arrived at NIU and was brought on to develop into a pass rusher. After redshirting...
Rex Grossman still has it. The sports world was waiting to see if he still had it, and now they can rest easily after seeing him do what he does best on Sunday. What he still has, of course, is the ability to lose a game for his team, fashionably. With...
College football programs know no better feeling than hitting it right with a player. But when that player is only a freshman and becomes an immediate force, everyone takes notice. Jimmie Ward makes NIU take notice. Ward has become the blocking bandit...
Oregon is the new No. 1 team in the latest BCS standings, and football fans everywhere should rejoice. Not because the Ducks' point-per-minute offense is the most exciting thing since sliced bread (seriously genius stuff). Not because Oregon is clearly...
He may not be the obvious choice, but Chandler Harnish is the MVP of the NIU football team. Sure, running back Chad Spann reached consecutive 1,000-yard rushing seasons Saturday, but Harnish showed why he is so vital to the Huskies after coming up in...
NIU did not pile it on Western Michigan during the second half of play like the Huskies did to their three previous opponents. Instead, the Huskies (7-2 overall, 5-0 MAC) had to rally late to defeat the Broncos (3-5, 2-2), 28-21. "That's the way I thought...
Everyone's got to leave home sometime. After spending its last three games at home, NIU football will travel to Kalamazoo, Mich. Saturday looking to extend its winning streak to six games against the Western Michigan Broncos. The Huskies (6-2 overall,...
