Quarterback In Central Michigan's media guide, sophomore quarterback Brian Brunner earned praise from head coach Brian Kelly before the season started. "I am very comfortable with Brian Brunner at quarterback," Kelly said. Obviously, Kelly had a change...

DeKALB | With the NIU football team's dream of a MAC title gone, it only has one chance to extend its season: through a bowl bid. Unfortunately for the Huskies, the scenarios which need to play out to earn this extra game are not crystal clear. "We've...

DeKALB | Year after year, new and current students arrive in DeKalb for the fall semester in anticipation of seeing the Huskie football team strengthen its growing national appeal. It looked promising at the beginning with Garrett Wolfe grabbing national...

DeKALB | After winning the MAC West title, the nation can‘t get enough of the NIU men's soccer team. Huskies goalkeeper Joe Zimka was nominated to College Soccer News' National Team of the Week for the second time this season. Zimka had two shutouts...

DeKALB | Wondering why NIU football has hit a new low? Answer: it's complicated. The Huskies were everyone's favorite to win the MAC this season. But recall 2003. The men's basketball team was picked to win the MAC. It finished the season 10-20. With...

DeKALB | Doug Flutie has seen it all in his 20-plus years of football. From his college days at Boston College to being a superstar in the Canadian Football League, Flutie has seen it all. Hail mary passes to win games and drop kicks to score extra points...

DeKALB | Last year was NIU football's first win over Toledo after 16 straight years of losing. The Huskies (5-4 overall, 3-2 MAC) will look to make it two straight over the Rockets (3-6, 1-4) at 6:30 p.m. today at Huskie Stadium. The game will be broadcast...

Every little boy has heroes. Some heroes wore a black bat costume, others swung around on webs. Then there were the ones who were faster than speeding bullets. Tim McCarthy's flew around a high school football field. Two years older than Tim, Pat McCarthy...

DeKALB | Every season, college coaches say their team's No. 1 goal is to win a conference championship. Just ask NIU football coach Joe Novak. "Bowl games are great exposure for our university, but our No. 1 goal is still to win a MAC championship," said...

DeKalb | Fans at NIU's next football game against Toledo on Tuesday night will get to see a special opening act. NIU announced Wednesday that long-time Chicago favorites "Marty Casey & The Lovehammers" will perform a pre-game concert. The game itself...

There is nothing better than ‘the stick' if you play defense in soccer. Forwards and midfielders nimbly dribble the ball up field. Using their legs, feet and head to make juke moves; the ball bounces up and down like a yo-yo with their every touch....

DeKALB | With three games remaining, the NIU football team looks for help from other MAC schools to stay in the division race. The Huskies (5-4 overall, 3-2 MAC) are two games behind Central Michigan (5-3, 5-0) and one game behind Western Michigan (6-2,4-1)...