November is here, and with it comes cold weather, changing leaves and stuffing-induced comas. Oh yeah, there are a few football games, too. Thanksgiving is almost as football-oriented as it is associated with turkey. Every year, you get to watch teams...

After a 3-0 start, NIU found itself in a new position. The Huskies were now in the national ranking. Suddenly, NIU was ahead of programs like Florida and Missouri, as it was ranked No. 21 by USA Today and No. 20 by the Associated Press. "I cut out the...

Men's Soccer - Andrea Bradley Trick: After taking down the No. 2 team in the nation, the Huskies hosted No. 6 Akron on their home turf. The conference game garnered a lot of campus attention and drew the largest crowd of the season. However, as the two...

It was hard not to look ahead of their schedule, but that's what the Huskies had to do. After a victory over No. 15 Maryland in the season opener, the Huskies faced Division I-AA opponent Tennessee Tech. NIU had to take care of the Golden Eagles while...

Jerry Burnes: The college football season is nearing the end and it's about to be a bitter end for some of the BCS schools. In the BCS poll alone, there are three undefeated teams within striking distance of a BCS bowl if they stay undefeated, including...

When former NIU head coach Joe Novak took over the Huskie football program, he had a dream. The coach wanted to host a Bowl Championship Series (BCS) team, with a sold-out crowd and have the game televised on nationally. On Aug. 28, 2003, Novak's dream...

Editor's note - In 2003, the NIU football team entered its season with high expectations. This team and the results of its season unknowingly changed not just Huskie football, but aspects of the NIU and DeKalb community forever. This is the beginning...

2004. What a time to be alive. The Lakers were embarrassed in the Finals, a Republican tried to salvage his presidential campaign and Daunte Culpepper was arguably the best quarterback in the world. Fast forward four years. The more things change, the...

As the Huskies ran off the field celebrating for the third week in a row, NIU running back Me'co Brown headed to the sidelines. The freshman focused straight ahead, as if the offensive line had just opened a hole for him. Fans yelled for Brown's attention,...

Coming into Saturday's contest with Bowling Green, the NIU football team was facing a must-win situation. Beat the Falcons, and NIU would be set for a showdown with No. 20 Ball State in Muncie, Ind., on Nov. 5. A win against the Cardinals would put the...

Another weekend in Huskie Stadium meant another historic moment for NIU, as it beat Bowling Green 16-13. During Homecoming, the Huskies beat Toledo. The victory was the first against the Rockets in DeKalb since 1989. In its final contest of a three game...

Jerry Kill is certainly buying into home field advantage, and can you blame him? Twenty-two thousand fans showed up for last week's Homecoming matchup versus Toledo. Prior to this week's Bowling Green game, Kill sent out a student-wide e-mail encouraging...