The MAC season awards were handed out Monday, and NIU garnered seven First Team All-MAC selections. Senior wide receiver Sam Hurd and junior running back Garrett Wolfe were recognized on the offensive side of the ball and were joined by the offensive...

This was supposed to be "the season" for the NIU football team, but it wasn’t. Not to say that’s a bad thing. This was supposed to be the season that the wheels fell off of the Huskies’ rise to football power, but it wasn’t. When you take a step...

Senior wide receiver Sam Hurd and junior offensive tackle Doug Free jumped up for high-fives along the student section sideline. Freshman linebacker Tim McCarthy threw his playing gloves into the stands. And with 18 seconds left, senior strong safety...

After pacing the NIU football team with 277 rushing yards and five touchdowns Wednesday, junior running back Garrett Wolfe garnered his seventh MAC Player of the Week in two years. In the Huskies 42-7 victory over Western Michigan on Wednesday, Wolfe’s...

After a heartbreaking 48-42 overtime loss at Akron to drop its record to 1-3, the NIU football team didn’t look like a team of destiny. Junior running back, scoring machine and immaculate dresser Garrett Wolfe was shut down. The defense missed tackles...

From the beginning, NIU football coach Joe Novak said anyone could win the MAC. Looks like it’s going to come true. Two games over the next two days will decide who wins the MAC West and East. Tonight Bowling Green can wrap up the East with a win over...

Senior wide receiver Sam Hurd and junior offensive tackle Doug Free jumped up for high-fives along the student section sideline. Freshman linebacker Tim McCarthy threw his playing gloves into the stands. And with 18 seconds left, senior strong safety...

As far as NIU football coach Joe Novak is concerned, the honeymoon period is over. After stomping rival Toledo 35-17 Wednesday for the first time since 1989, the 10th-year coach has refused to bask in the glory. "No, we’re down," Novak said about whether...

After finishing his freshman campaign second on the team with 22 catches for 512 yards, wide receiver Sam Hurd set high expectations for his career at NIU. Now in his senior season, the 6-foot-4-inch Hurd has set career highs with 59 receptions for 929...

Home field advantage. How much does it mean? The NIU football team plays Western Michigan Wednesday at Huskie Stadium for its chance to claim the MAC West division title and a shot to play in the MAC Championship game on Dec. 1 in its last game of the...

With the construction cost of $7 million raised, NIU’s north end zone training facility will soon become a reality. According to department sources, administrators plan to break ground on the Academic and Athletic Performance Center before the NIU football...

TOLEDO, Ohio - Welcome back, Garrett Wolfe. The catalyst of the NIU offense returned after a three-week absence due to a knee injury and led the Huskies to a 35-17 victory over Toledo at the snowy and cold Glass Bowl Wednesday night. Wolfe posted 177...