Is anyone else envious of the SIU Salukis right now? Since 2002, the Salukis have made it to the NCAA tournament. Wouldn't it be nice if the Huskies could make another run at the tournament and make predictions that NIU will beat or upset a team in our...

DeKALB | Night classes, work and having homework due the next day prevented many students from attending weekday NIU football games in the past. But, with the announcement of the 2007 football schedule, there may be an end near to the days of students...

DeKALB | Goodbye "Rocky Top," hello "On Wisconsin." It was announced Thursday that NIU will push back its 2007 date with Tennessee to 2008. To fill the void, the Huskies will face off against Wisconsin in Madison in the 2007 season. The Badgers are the...

DeKALB | The NIU football coaching carousel has made its final stop. The Huskies Thursday named Arizona State offensive coordinator Roy Wittke to the same position for the Huskies. Before coaching at ASU for one season, Wittke, a Wisconsin native, spent...

DeKALB | After losing four members of his coaching staff, Joe Novak continues to fill the holes. Novak announced Thursday that Hampton University offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Chris Beatty has joined the Huskies as an assistant coach and running...

Forty degrees never felt so warm. It appears the blistering cold, which has plagued the area for weeks, has finally given way to the hopes of spring. But one last mark of winter remains - the snow. As the rays of the sun beam down, it melts this reminder...

Huskie Stadium isn't the most pleasant building to have an office in. There aren't any windows, it has poor lighting and is a bit cramped. There used to be company, but in just under two months, four of those offices have been vacated. While two positions...

DeKALB | Dave Kaplan's schedule is busy, hectic, frantic and exciting, but none of these words paint a complete picture of his life. A former NIU men's assistant basketball coach, Kaplan now works for Comcast, WGN-Radio and ESPN as a color analyst. Tonight...

DeKALB | On Dec. 19, NIU football head coach Joe Novak had five offensive coaches on his staff. As of Friday, only tight ends coach Greg Bower remains with the Huskies. "Every one [of these coaches] has doubled their pay and are going to BCS [Bowl Championship...

James Nokes: Honestly, I like our recruiting class this year. This class allows Novak to be the master artisan he is in shaping these players. Sean Ostruszka: Obviously, Novak is pretty good at shaping players. Look at Garrett Wolfe and Doug Free. But...

DeKALB | With 20 scholarships available, the NIU football program set out to recruit the next generation of Huskies. And after more than a year's worth of work, 19 players signed with NIU on Feb. 7. The 19 recruits consist of four offensive linemen, three...

NIU football coach Joe Novak is an artist. No, he doesn't carry a canvas and easel around searching for inspirational scenes to paint across campus. What the dean of MAC coaches does is take athletes that today might not be a finished product in terms...