Attention all fantasy football players. Drop that backup kicker on your roster and open a spot up because I have a secret pick for you. Well, it's actually not that much of a secret pick for those from NIU. But for the majority of the nation, the name...

Two losses have put NIU in a tight spot. Now they have to make sure they can field two tight ends. NIU looks to overcome last week's defeat to Southern Illinois and start out perfect in the MAC as they host Eastern Michigan this Saturday at 11 a.m. If...

QB On paper, Eastern Michigan University's offense is nothing to write home about. But the Eagles' sophomore quarterback Andy Schmitt has NIU head football coach Joe Novak a little concerned. Schmitt reminds Novak of Southern Illinois' quarterback, Nick...

Ben Gross: It's not over yet. They've played two games. And yes, they're 0-2. But the last two seasons they started out 0-2 and look what happened: A MAC Championship game where they lost in the last two seconds and a trip to a bowl game out in beautiful...

A loss to Iowa was expected. But a loss to Division 1-AA Southern Illinois wasn't. At least that's what the football geniuses over at ESPN think. With the Huskies off to their third straight 0-2 start, this time in surprising fashion, ESPN put them on...

As a true freshman last year, John Tranchitella saw limited action on special teams as a reserve linebacker. This year, the Driscoll High School product is being counted on to be a playmaker as the starting weak side linebacker for the Huskies. Two games...

For the next four months, millions of viewers will be tuned in to their TVs on Sunday afternoons trying to catch a glimpse of quality football. Please, save your snacks and voices for Saturdays when all the real action takes place. College football has...

It was late at night, around 11 or so, when Anthony Mason Sr. stepped outside. Senior forced himself to walk out into the darkness, calling for his son. The father hated to do it, but he had to call him to bed. Otherwise the youngster would stay out all...

The scene was set. A pregame and halftime fireworks show, along with perfect weather and a packed house of 24,182 people set the stage for the Huskies to officially welcome in the Yordon Center. Chills ran down the spines of a filled-to-capacity crowd...

When the final seconds tick off the third-quarter clock, football players hold up four fingers to signify the start of the fourth quarter. It's a way of getting each other pumped up to finish off the game and realize that there is still one quarter of...

Monty Python's "Life of Brian" taught us to always look on the bright side of life. Sure, it doesn't seem like 0-2 is bright, but after you think about, it's really not that bad. For example, NIU is 0-2, but it's 0-0 in the MAC. Eastern Michigan and Toledo...

In a game of offensive spurts, the Southern Illinois football team exploded in the final quarter, scoring 20 unanswered points to beat NIU 34-31. The Salukis (2-0) started the comeback by intercepting NIU (0-2) quarterback Dan Nicholson with 10:30 remaining...