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Key players: Buffalo QB Jerry Davis, NIU C Scott Wedige

By Chris Dertz | October 13, 2010

NIU Key Player: Center Scott Wedige Buffalo plays a defensive scheme similar to the one NIU saw against Temple. There is one key difference. "[The Bulls] are going to blitz you somewhere, someplace on every snap," said NIU head coach Jerry Kill. "They're...

Breaking down the Buffalo Bulls

Breaking down the Buffalo Bulls

By Jimmy Johnson | October 13, 2010

Offense Quarterback: Jerry Davis will be the fourth dual-threat quarterback to take on the NIU defense this season. The Bulls are in their first year running a spread offense. "It's definitely a different look than what we've seen with the power football,"...

Huskie Sports Briefs

By Andrew Singer | October 12, 2010

DeKALB |

NIU volleyball’s Lauren Wicinski’s Monday tradition continued this week as the MAC announced the outside hitter as the MAC West Offensive Player of the Week for the fourth time this season. The freshman racked up 59 total points in two road wins over the weekend for the Huskies. Wicinski leads the MAC in aces, points and kills.

Football: For the second straight week, NIU quarterback Chandler Harnish garnered MAC West Offensive Player of the Week honors. The redshirt junior piled up 282 total yards and two passing touchdowns against Temple. With the player of the week selection, Harnish becomes the first quarterback in NIU history to be honored in consecutive weeks.   

The NIU women’s golf record books took a hit at the 26th annual Huskie Classic. With the conclusion of Sunday’s first round, NIU set a new school record for lowest overall score in a single round with 296. NIU would wind up finishing second overall in the Huskie Classic, finishing behind Brown University.

Chandler Harnish has faced many injuries and health problems in his college career.

The roller coaster ride of Harnish’s health

By Chris Dertz | October 12, 2010

DeKALB | A roller coaster's path is an interesting thing. It can contain any number of unexpected turns and flips, mountains and valleys, and once it's begun, there's no straying from its path until you reach the end. The last eight months of Chandler...

Midseason grades: NIU makes the honor roll

By Chris Dertz, Jimmy Johnson, and Jerry Burnes | October 11, 2010

By Chris Dertz Offense: The unit that everyone questioned before the season started - the offensive line - hasn't had any problems getting its act together. Combine that with the fact that skill players like Chandler Harnish and Chad Spann are playing...

NIU football team looks poised to take MAC

By Chris Dertz | October 10, 2010

Sometimes the preseason predictions do get it right. What took place inside Huskie Stadium on Saturday afternoon was nothing short of a identity-defining win for head coach Jerry Kill's program. NIU and Temple were touted as the two best teams in the...

NIU quarterback Chandler Harnish scrambles as Jason Schepler (87) runs a route in Saturday's 31-17 victory over Temple.

Third-down success key to NIU win

By Chris Dertz | October 10, 2010

In the game of football, you've got to be able to convert third downs if you want to have success. NIU's ability to move the sticks when it mattered led to a victory over the preseason MAC-favorite Temple Owls on Saturday, 31-17. The Huskies successfully...

NIU wide receiver Landon Cox makes a catch in NIU's win over Temple Saturday.

Huskies ground Owls

By Jerry Burnes | October 10, 2010

Part one of the Saturday showdowns in DeKalb went to the NIU football team, defeating Temple 31-17 at Huskie Stadium. Billed as a battle between the top two teams in the Mid-American Conference, NIU (4-2 overall, 2-0 MAC) went down early after a Chad...

Nathan Palmer celebrates after scoring the game winning touchdown in the third quarter of NIU's 31-17 victory over Temple Saturday afternoon.

Huskies ground Owls, 31-17

By Jerry Burnes | October 9, 2010

Part one of the Saturday showdowns in DeKalb went to the NIU football team, defeating Temple 31-17 at Huskie Stadium. Billed as a battle between the top two teams in the Mid-American Conference, NIU (4-2 overall, 2-0 MAC) went down early after a Chad...

Both NIU teams deserve your time this weekend

By Chris Dertz | October 7, 2010

Saturday is a big day for NIU athletics, for more reasons than may be readily apparent. Chances are that most people are aware of the implications that the football team's game against Temple will have on the look of the MAC this season. I shouldn't have...

NIU running back Chad Spann evades Minnesota defenders in the Huskie's 34-23 victory.

Running back combos set stage for MAC battle

By Chris Dertz | October 7, 2010

The Huskies know they have an important game this weekend. Starting quarterback Chandler Harnish said as much, calling Saturday's matchup against Temple a game between what he feels are the two best teams in the MAC. "I think it's huge to have that homefield...

Minnesota Vikings new wide receiver Randy Moss makes a catch during NFL football practice, Thursday in Eden Prairie, Minn. Moss was traded Wednesday to the Vikings by the New England Patriots.

Moss shakes up NFC North

By Chris Dertz | October 7, 2010

So Randy Moss is a Viking again, and nobody outside the state of Minnesota should be happy about that.Fact is that the biggest reason the Vikings’ offense has been sputtering, other than Brett Favre’s “distractions,” is the absence of deep-threat...