And with this, the real season begins. After taking down Minnesota, NIU football will play its fourth game on the road, travelling to Akron, Ohio to open up its MAC slate against the Zips. The Huskies (2-2) are coming off their best game of the season,...
Akron - Jeremy LaFrance, WR Aside from 37 points in a loss to Gardner-Webb the Zips' offense has scored a combined 33 points in its other three games. Leading that offense is senior wide receiver Jeremy LaFrance, who enters Saturday with 17 catches for...
Defense Defensive line: Don't let Shawn Lemon and his last name fool you. The senior defensive end hasn't played like a dud as he leads the Zips' defense with four tackles for loss and three sacks. Besides Lemon, the rest of this group has been suspect....
Jasmin Hopkins caught the eye of the NIU football program after shredding the junior college circuit. Hopkins' 3,181 yards in two seasons at Fort Scott Community College paid off and was one Huskies top recruits from their 2010 class. Here's a look into...
Freshmen have a lot on their plates. Those involved with athletics have even more, and it falls on their coaches to help them work out the kinks. "During any given week during the season, the kids will have 20 hours of football, eight hours of study hall...
Minneapolis | Jerry Kill always put a huge emphasis on the performance of his special teams unit. The head coach hasn’t had a lot to be pleased with when it comes to special teams up to this point in the season, but he always made an effort to reiterate...
DeKALB | “It was our day today.” Those were the final words out of Jerry Kill’s mouth after Saturday night’s 34-23 win over Minnesota. But the NIU head coach dispelled any delusions of grandeur, spouting allthe coach speak you’d expect: Any...
MINNEAPOLIS | There is an identity to Big Ten football that calls for smash mouth running and solid defense. NIU’s running backs were completely ineffective last week against Illinois, but had a sensational bounce-back game Saturday night in a 34-23...
MINNEAPOLIS | When NIU fell to Minnesota two seasons ago, a new chapter of Huskie football began. Head coach Jerry Kill and quarterback Chandler Harnish were making their NIU debuts. But Saturday night wasn’t a rerun of that 2008 match up as the Huskies...
MINNEAPOLIS | Add Minnesota to NIU's Big 10 victims.Senior running back Chad Spann ran for 223 of NIU's 297 rushing yards as the Huskies (2-2) took down their second Big 10 opponent for the second straight season, which is the program's third victory...
MINNEAPOLIS | There is an identity to Big Ten football that calls for smash mouth running and solid defense. NIU's running backs were completely ineffective last week against Illinois, but had a sensational bounce-back game Saturday night in a 34-23 win...
In the last game before Mid-American Conference play opens up, the Northern Illinois Huskies take on a second straight Big Ten opponent, the Minnesota Golden Gophers. NIU (1-2) is coming off a 28-22 loss at Illinois, while Minnesota (1-2) suffered a 32-21...
