Larry English is not only getting a change of scenery next football season, but will also be making a position change from defensive end to outside linebacker for the San Diego Chargers. "I've obviously been comfortable at defensive end the past five...

I joined the Northern Star sports staff in January 2008 because I want to be a sports writer. I knew I would like working here, but I didn't expect to cover some of the events or interview some of the people that I did. In just a year and a half, I have...

Can you feel it, NIU? Temperatures are up, the sun is out and I can almost taste the brats. Summer is nearly here. The flip side is that another summer brings the end of another year of NIU sports and the inevitable evaluations of how the school's programs...

Bob Brigham took over as NIU's athletic director in 1968. He achieved his first major accomplishment in 1969 by getting the Huskie football program into NCAA Division I-A. Brigham donned the cardinal and black for 50 years as a student-athlete, assistant...

The 2008-2009 college football postseason produced a record 34 bowl games. When the regular season came to an end 72 teams were left as bowl eligible. This meant four bowl eligible teams would not enter the postseason. Of these 72 teams, 13 teams had...

NIU was able to cut cost on multiple purchase orders. The athletic department originally estimated that lodging and food for the football team would cost $200,000. The department, however, was able to cut this projected total to $144,300.37, a reduction...

Every team receives gifts for participating in a bowl game, Krupica said. "You get ‘x' number because there's a limit that the NCAA says you can give," he said. When participating in the Poinsettia Bowl, NIU went over this limit, as it gave players,...

Bud Nangle served as head Sports Information Director from 1967-1984 after George "Chick" Evans talked Nangle into returning to the school on the brink of major college football arenas. Nangle, along with Evans, was essential to NIU's initiation into...

George Bork is all over the passing category of the NIU football record book. He was the first collegiate passer to throw for 3,000 yards out of the Blitz-T formation in Howard Fletcher's offense. Bork was a two-time unanimous Little All-America pick...

First it was the Atlanta Falcons, then it was the New England Patriots or the Arizona Cardinals. When draft day finally came around, the San Diego Chargers appeared to be nowhere on Larry English's radar. "I was a little bit caught off guard because I...

As Larry English begins a new chapter in his life and football career, he closes the door on his NIU Huskie career. He didn't go out on top, as the Huskies lost the Independence Bowl 17-10 to Louisiana Tech, but he left a lasting memory as the highest...

With Larry English on hand, the Huskies wrapped up their five-week spring season with a scrimmage Saturday. It lasted an hour due to inclement weather. And while the story of NIU sports belonged to the Chargers drafting English with the No. 16 overall...