Despite the 2006 season being five months away, the NIU football team decided to name its quad-captains early. The players voted into captain status by their teammates were free safety Dustin Utschig, offensive tackle Doug Free, defensive end Ken West...

Say goodbye to the old beat up track and hello to the new Academic and Athletic Performance Center. But hold on to that hello, as the AAPC isn't expected to be ready until Aug. 1, 2007. The ground for the project was broken Nov. 23, 2005, but construction...

Just keep talking. That is Nick Hall's mantra. As the No. 1 starter for the NIU baseball team, Hall has earned a reputation as an entertaining personality in the Huskie dugout. Sitting at 4-4 with a 5.47 ERA on the season, the senior pitcher spoke to...

Huskie Stadium was brought back to life this weekend. Tailgaters returned to the west side of the field, the loudspeakers were turned back on and the NIU football team graced Brigham Field in front of fans for the first time since November. It has been...

At the completion of the annual spring football game, NIU football coach Joe Novak said he didn't care about the scoreboard. All he cared about was coming out of the spring with his team's health intact. More than 1,800 students and alumni were on hand...

After months of considerable hype and endless speculation by NIU football fans, the actual importance of Saturday's spring football game was truly confusing. In his post-game comments, coach Joe Novak said he really wasn't concerned about the game's result....

One's got the experience. The other's got the arm. And both are slated as the No. 1 quarterback. Phil Horvath and Dan Nicholson both have aspirations of being NIU's starting quarterback come August. But right now neither knows who's even starting for...

Alvah and Adriel Hansbro are almost impossible to tell apart. The NIU football team's identical twins and starting cornerbacks both stand in at 5-foot-10, while Alvah has the slight edge weighing in at 183 pounds — two more than Adriel. Natives of Madison,...

Huskie football and the running game are one in the same. But something happened last season that hasn't been seen in more than four years — the Huskies produced more yards passing than they allowed. From the 2001 to 2004 season, NIU averaged 2,319...

Garrett Wolfe has another honor to hang on his wall — or slip under his mattress. The NIU running back has been selected to the 50th Anniversary Playboy preseason First-Team All-America squad. "This is the biggest individual honor I have ever received,"...

NIU fans do a lot to show love for their teams. At the football games, fans paint their faces red and black. Or they skip their faces and go shirtless to try and pump up the Huskies. But those are not the only methods for support. NIU student and die-hard...

In a community where football is king, spring signals the beginning of endless speculation that surrounds NIU football. With only 11 days until the spring football game, there are many positions that need to be addressed before the season starts. Offensive...