DeKALB | Rodney Dangerfield used to make a career by telling his fans, "I tell ya, I get no respect." The same could be said for the NIU football team as it gets ready to face Indiana State at 2:05 p.m. in Huskie Stadium on Saturday. This team, picked...

DeKALB | Students who live in the residence halls opened their mailboxes on Thursday and found a little gift. No, not a care package from Mom. Instead, students found tickets for the NIU football game at 2:05 p.m. Saturday against Indiana State University...

DeKALB | On Sept. 14, Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive back Ronnie Lott spoke with the NIU football team after practice. After addressing the team, Lott talked to the Northern Star about his time with the football team, his playing days and having...

DeKALB | NIU football fans will have even more coverage of the Huskies' game against Indiana State this weekend. Not only can DeKalb residents listen to the game on WLBK-AM 1360 and watch it on Comcast SportsNet, but Chicago radio station WCKG-FM 105.9...

Marcus Perez remembers that game well. It was his first start. The true freshman showed he was ready to be on the field. In the third quarter, the 5-foot-10 receiver threw a 61-yard touchdown pass. Perez also came through late in the game, catching a...

DeKALB | And you thought the only shot-gunning you'd see at NIU football games would come from fans' beverages during tailgating festivities. But a new and potent wrinkle has emerged in the single-back NIU offense. The shotgun offense, usually reserved...

It took just one day for the NIU men's golf team to make improvements. Day one of the Wolverine Intercollegiate in Michigan this weekend was not pretty for the Huskies, as they finished the day in 10th place with a score of 174. However, day two was much...

NIU athletics finds itself in an interesting time — one where history may be divided between before and after. On the outside, the program looks to be a growing beacon of success. Running back Garrett Wolfe is making national headlines, the walls of...

COLUMBUS, Ohio | When the day comes that Maurice Clarett can be released from prison 3 1/2 years from now, the former Ohio State football star's life story will hardly have been told in full. If his lockup ends on the earliest possible date, Clarett,...

CHICAGO | Desmond Clark heard the boos that spiraled toward Rex Grossman just a few weeks ago and didn't get it. Now, the quarterback who was hailed at the end of last season is earning praise again after a difficult preseason. Grossman had his best game...

Quarterbacks: C+ A week before their first game, neither Reilly Murphy nor Ben Schmidt knew who would fill the role of starting quarterback. The first logical choice seemed to be Schmidt. A senior, Schmidt had been used twice as a third string replacement...

DeKALB | Quarterback Drew Willy was the new kid on the block last season in Buffalo. The freshman was thrown into the mix right away as he started the last eight games for the Bulls. It marked the first time in Buffalo's Division I-A history that a true...