He’s got stuff from the mound that Major League Baseball teams dream of, but Rob Tamen was cut from NIU’s baseball team during walk-on tryouts in 1978. But every time a hitter steps into the batters box for the World Series contending Chicago White...

Doug Martin needs a hug. There he sat during Saturday’s press conference; his face pale, his hat still dripping, his team having just lost its fifth in a row. Kent State’s coach looked like he needed a bowl of hot soup and a warm shower. Instead,...

Yes, backup quarterbacks Dan Nicholson and Zach Ullrich of the NIU football team are those guys. You know, the two players on the sideline wearing headsets and waving their hands in the air at quarterback Phil Horvath. And no, they’re not doing their...

When the NIU football team’s top two running backs went down against Eastern Michigan, Adrian Davis finally got his chance. The senior running back played sparingly in his first three seasons but in his first career start rushed for 252 yards in a 34-3...

Quince Holman is getting old. Or at least he says he is. His body aches, he’s always tired, and once he gets home from practice, a comfy chair is his best friend. This is not the average life of a 22-year-old college student. Holman should be in the...

With less than $400,000 left to raise for the Athletic and Academic Performance Center, there is no doubt the Athletics Department would not be where it is now without two $1 million donations. One of those donations came from Jeff Yordon, a former football...

There was a collective sigh of relief in Huskie Nation after the NIU football team’s 34-3 victory over Kent State on Saturday. With their two top running backs out for the game, the Huskies proved they had depth at the running back position. Senior...

During NIU football coach Joe Novak’s tenure, NIU has become well known for two things - running the ball and running it well. With names like Thomas Hammock, Michael Turner and Garrett Wolfe grabbing the headlines, many important role players get lost...

KENT, Ohio - Notre Dame, Nebraska, Florida State. Three of the nations most prestigious college football programs. Combined they have 19 national championships, six Heisman Trophy winners, and more media exposure than the president. They have top facilities,...

KENT, Ohio - Rain beat out a tune on the window Saturday morning. From his hotel room, NIU’s Adrian Davis could only see dreary shades of gray. The cold weather outside fogged up the corners of the glass, and leaves cascaded from the trees with every...

When the third week of October rolls around, most college students cringe at the thought of the inevitable mid-term exams. But with its two star running backs sitting on the sideline, the NIU football team will be tested as well without its reliable thunder-and-lightning...

When NIU athletics director Jim Phillips unveiled a poster board containing funding information for NIU’s planned north end zone facility April 22, he promised ticket revenues would cover $2.5 million of the project’s $9.5 million projected cost....