NIU cornerback Randee Drew was surprised to hear on Sunday night that the Huskies led the MAC in all-conference nominations for the second year in a row, with 10 nominations. Drew was named First-Team All-MAC for the second consecutive year, along with...

NIU football coach Joe Novak knew his team wasn’t one of the 10 best football programs in the country, but he thinks they’re one of the top 56. The Huskies are without All-MAC players Nick Duffy, Dan Sheldon, Akil Grant and Travis Moore. Leonard Cooksey...

10 wins. NIU coach Joe Novak said that might be ho-hum at Nebraska. But this isn’t Nebraska. The 18 seniors who experienced their final home game Saturday helped set a regular-season win record at NIU by beating Eastern Michigan 38-24. “We wanted...

The NIU football team used four interceptions to register a school-record 10th regular-season victory, 38-24 over Eastern Michigan on Saturday at Huskie Stadium. In front of the smallest crowd of the season - 16,589 - the Huskies (10-2 overall, 6-2 MAC)...

Eastern Michigan running back Anthony Sherrill is the fifth best rusher in the nation, but you wouldn’t know it from the lack of hype surrounding him. Junior running back Sherrill and NIU running back Michael Turner - who leads the nation in rushing...

Freshman accounting major Ryan Shaughnessy dove to the floor trying to save an errant pass from one of his teammates during basketball practice Wednesday. He wasn’t going all out for NIU men’s basketball coach Rob Judson. He was helping prepare the...

For the 19 seniors on the NIU football team, this could be the last game. With a bowl game still in doubt, the seniors could be suiting up for the last time at 1:05 p.m. Saturday at Huskie Stadium. NIU (9-2 overall, 5-2 MAC) will look for a school-record...

NIU running back Michael Turner is one of the eight best running backs in the nation for the second year in a row, according to the Southern Methodist University Athletic Forum Board of Directors. Turner was named one of eight semifinalists for the 2003...

When the NIU men’s basketball team was ranked No. 1 in the MAC preseason poll, the stage was set for fans to wonder: Will the basketball team match the success of the football team? The NIU football team, also picked first in the MAC, began its season...

The proposed $7.5 million football facility expected to be built beyond the north end zone at Huskie Stadium may not be built after all, NIU Gift Officer Tim Stedman said. “We are in the leadership phase of a capital campaign to help us determine the...

It’s easy to be disappointed with the way the NIU football season finished. After losses to Bowling Green and Toledo, I can’t help but wonder how good this team truly is. It has made Saturday’s matchup with Eastern Michigan virtually worthless,...

No, they don’t have to wear red shirts. Most have heard the term “redshirt” in reference to an athlete who does not play a season in his or her sport. But several rules exist which are less commonly known. NIU football coach Joe Novak said his goal...