Call it coincidence or fate, former NIU wide receiver P.J. Fleck was recently named an offensive graduate assistant for Ohio State. "Tracy — Fleck's wife — and I had to make a huge decision," Fleck said. "I didn't know what the future would hold for...

DeKalb: 39,000 people; the world: six billion. Those are just populations, but those numbers might as well represent the odds that have been placed over the head of the Huskies to win this Saturday at Ohio State. But from talking to the players, you would...

The first taste of a road match was a bitter one for the NIU volleyball team. But it could end up helping them this weekend at the Buckeye Invitational in Columbus, Ohio. NIU coach Ray Gooden thinks Tuesday's loss at Illinois State helped the team adjust...

Joe Novak finally admitted a MAC game is not the most important contest of the season. The NIU football coach did not answer with Ohio, the Huskies first MAC opponent this year, Toledo or the MAC title game. "The fact that [Ohio State] is local, from...

Not once, twice, but three times does Ted Ginn Jr.'s name appear on the starting depth chart for Ohio State this weekend. Ginn is to start at punt and kick returner Saturday, but mostly will be featured as Troy Smith's main receiver in both their quests...

CHAMPAIGN | Even though their campuses are less than 50 miles apart, Illinois and Eastern Illinois have never met on the football field. That will change Saturday when the defending Ohio Valley Conference champion Panthers take on the Illini — last...

There may be no bigger shoes to fill on the OSU defense than those at the linebacker position. Departed seniors AJ Hawk, Anthony Schlegel and Bobby Carpenter all went on to the NFL. Fifth-year senior John Kerr and sophomores Marcus Freeman and James Laurinaitis...

There is a ‘sleeper' on every roster. In the NCAA, every new school year ushers in a new batch of ‘sleepers': hidden gems with limitless and undiscovered talent. An abundance of talent will make these Huskies household names for all NIU fans. In football,...

Procrastinators, pay attention. Today is most likely the last day to purchase tickets for the NIU football game against Ohio State. "We probably sold about 100 tickets [Monday], and we have about 50 left," said director of ticket operations Eric Schultz....

NIU put on probation After two years of waiting, NIU received one year of probation from an incident involving former women's basketball player Joi Scott. Due to what the NCAA deemed to be "mitigating circumstances," NIU did not receive the two-year probational...

NIU students still hoping to get their hands on tickets for the Huskies' season opener against Ohio State Saturday will need to act fast. "We still do have a very limited number of student tickets," said Eric Schultz, associate director of ticket operations....