It’s hard to believe, but I would disagree with the one system that actually credits the Huskies: the college football polls. One can look at last week’s poll to understand the inconsistencies in the rankings. Ohio State is ahead of Wisconsin, Georgia...

NIU football certainly got a little more interesting in the last couple of weeks. Cruising to a 4-0 record, the team was ranked for the first time in school history and had only two major injuries, the latter turning out to be the most important. Two...

Intramural sports are in full swing with flag football underway, but signups for other sports still are available for NIU students and faculty. Signups for three-on-three basketball and and indoor soccer will be held Tuesday and Wednesday in the Student...

Recovering from a 17-point deficit, the newly ranked No. 12 NIU football team came back against host Central Michigan to take a 40-24 win. The Huskies are one of five teams in the nation that is undefeated and are 6-0 for the first time since 1965. At...

All-MAC linebacker Nick Duffy has likely played his final game for NIU after suffering a broken fibula in his right leg Saturday at Central Michigan. Duffy doesn’t remember much of the play. In the fourth quarter, the play turned out to be one of the...

On Oct. 17, 1998, the streak ended. The Huskies beat Central Michigan 16-6, ending a 23-game losing streak. The win sent the Homecoming crowd into a frenzy as they tore down a goal post and dragged it into the East Lagoon. Last season’s Homecoming saw...

Though perhaps not considered Mid-American by most, the University of Central Florida may be the Mid-American Conference’s newest addition next season. UCF, in its second season of participation in the MAC for football, received a a full conference...

Huskies football coach Joe Novak said he would consider leaving NIU; he’s just waiting for the phone call. “If the Cleveland Browns called me up and offered $5 million a year, I’d sure think about it,” Novak said. The truth is, Novak’s contract...

BCS. BCS. BCS. It just keeps ringing through my mind as I try to find a way for the NIU football team to be playing a bowl game after Dec. 31 this season. Despite the dream start and potential for a dream finish, college football has set up an intricate...

The so-called Sports Illustrated curse almost worked its evil magic on the NIU football team Saturday at Huskie Stadium. If a team or player is in Sports Illustrated, it is not uncommon to see the player get injured or the team lose a big game. SI senior...

NIU wide receiver P.J. Fleck was the nation’s best college football player last week, according to USAToday.com award. Fleck won the online award on Tuesday. It is voted on by readers and choices were given to vote on Sunday night. The 5-foot-10-inch...

When linebacker Nick Duffy was recruited by NIU, they intended on redshirting him his freshman year. When Duffy came to camp in August of 2000, the scenario changed. “We needed Nick to play that year,” NIU Coach Joe Novak said. “We were turning...