NIU announced that Robert Collins, deputy athletics director, will serve as NIU's interim athletics director. Collins assumes the role immediately, as Friday was former NIU Athletics Director Jim Phillips' last day. Phillips has assumed the position of...

Aaron Rodgers is screwed. In one of his trademark moments of unparalleled brilliance, allegedly retired quarterback Brett Favre remarked recently that if Rodgers, his heir apparent three years running and Green Bay's new starting quarterback, were to...

In a perfect world, basketball coach Ricardo Patton would have come to NIU and led the Huskies to a MAC championship and into the NCAA tournament. In the real world, however, the team finished 6-22 with one of the worst records in the MAC. One of the...

Huskie football fans will have a final chance to say "thank you" and "goodbye" to former NIU head coach Joe Novak. On April 25, NIU will host an open house at the Yordon Center for Novak and his wife, Carole. The open house will be from 4 to 6 p.m. The...

So you're the new guy in Cell Block D in the United States Penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kan. and to pass the time you and the other inmates get a little football game going. The teams are picked and after a couple of plays you realize you're on the bad...

NIU running back Justin Anderson's season last year didn't end quite the way he had hoped. While the junior did become NIU's ninth consecutive 1000-yard rusher, in his season finale against Ball State, he suffered a knee injury. The running back took...

It will seem like a normal Saturday during the late fall this weekend. The air will be cold, the trees will be leafless and football will be played in Huskie Stadium. Yes, football - at least what most the world calls football - will be played. The NIU...

NIU has officially begun its search to replace departing Athletic Director Jim Phillips. No timetable for hiring a new AD has been set, though NIU Faculty Senate President Paul Stoddard said he expects a decision before the end of the semester. Phillips...

Nominations for the Northern Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame are open. The last day for fans to nominate a former Huskie student-athlete, coach, administrator, trainer or other position related to athletics is April 15. "As a committee, this is an open...

Tim Mayerbock was having a usual Thursday afternoon. Mayerbock, an offensive lineman for the Huskies, was walking to his 3:30 p.m. psychology class using his regular route on campus. He passed Cole Hall and heard a blast. Mayerbock didn't immediately...

For the fourth consecutive year, the NIU football team will open up the season against a Big Ten opponent. This year, the Huskies will travel to Minneapolis to take on Minnesota. NIU has opened up with Iowa, Ohio State and Michigan the previous three...

Despite being recruited for two NCAA sports, sophomore Bristan Kelley's real dream is to sing in the best virtual band NIU has ever seen. For now, however, Kelley is satisfied playing Division I-A basketball. The forward took some time out and talked...