An exhausted Sam Hurd panted back to the sidelines. The NIU wide receiver had just caught a 19-yard touchdown pass that, with a simple extra point, would put his team in a 38-38 tie with Northwestern. The offense had done its job - the Huskies were in...

Ara Parseghian, Woody Hayes and Joe Novak. What do these three men have in common? At first glance, not much, until their accomplishments as college football coaches are considered. Parseghian was Notre Dame’s celebrated coach who won two national championships...

Former NIU linebacker Marlon Watson will have a homecoming this weekend at Huskie Stadium. He’ll also be wearing a red and black jersey. But instead of being in a Huskie uniform, the 2003-2004 NIU letterman will suit up in the Kane County Eagles jersey....

For any college football player, the ultimate achievement is to get signed by an NFL team. A school-record eight players were signed as free agents by NFL teams. The following is a summary of how the seven seniors have fared in the NFL as well as a list...

He went from having one TV station and dreaming of McDonald’s to complete access of 1980s American culture. An immigrant from Norway, Baard "Johan" Bergseth said moving to the United States was surreal. "Now we know a lot more about the U.S. in Norway,"...

"C’mon Rick. C’mon." Bobby Narang’s voice resonated in the small press box. Then it was Jim Phillips’, Mike Korcek’s, and my own. Before we knew it, even the paramedics were joining in. We didn’t know if yelling would help, but we had to do...

After a long Saturday afternoon of college football, I found myself lying back and watching ESPN with my friends to catch the 11 p.m. SportsCenter. As the football results scrolled across the bottom of the screen, I watched intently to see how badly NIU...

The equivalent of the NIU football team beating Alabama came to fruition for the NIU men’s soccer team Saturday. Coach Steve Simmons and the Huskies (5-2-1) No. 26 St. Louis 1-0. The Billikens came into the game ranked 26th in the nation by www.collegesoccernews.com....

AKRON, Ohio - There was nothing NIU quarterback Phil Horvath could do. Standing on the sidelines in overtime, Horvath watched Akron’s Brett Biggs lunge over the goal line for a game-winning touchdown. Horvath’s 486 yards passing and six touchdowns...

AKRON, Ohio - Akron coach J.D. Brookhart’s studying paid off. The second-year coach spent all of last week studying game tape. He watched NIU running back Garret Wolfe break through holes against Michigan and Northwestern. He watched all the big plays...

From here on out, every game counts. The "could haves" and "almosts" won’t cut it anymore. If the NIU football team wants to finally make the trip to Detroit for the MAC Championship, it’s going to have to take care of business. The first order of...

Here’s a little game of word association. Say the first thing that comes to mind when you read the following phrases. Ready? Indianapolis Colts? Peyton Manning. New England Patriots? Tom Brady. Akron Zips? Charlie Frye. The point of this game is to...