If you like old-fashioned, smashmouth football, this game is for you. Saturday’s 95th Homecoming football game at 1:05 p.m. at Huskie Stadium against Central Michigan (3-3, 1-1) showcases two of the leading ground gainers in the NCAA. The opponent,...

*Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part story examining life on the road with the NIU football team. As game time between NIU and Miami (Ohio) got closer, the noise in the locker room at Yager Stadium started to rise. Random shouts of bravado...

Homecoming weekend isn’t just about celebrating and festivities surrounding the current NIU football team. It also marks the induction of members into the NIU Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame will enshrine five new members and...

he Miami (Ohio) football team has not treated NIU well in recent times. In two games in 1997 and 1998, the RedHawks manhandled the Huskies by a combined score of 83-10. NIU hopes to change that Saturday when it plays the RedHawks at 1 p.m. at Yager Stadium...

The feeling may be shared with people on campus, and on the same note, some might oppose it. With all opinion pieces, there are differing views. When the Northern Star ran a headline and column last week about how an athlete wasn’t getting the job done,...

Saturday’s win at Ball State proved to be a redemptive effort for quarterback Josh Haldi. Haldi, who had completed 13 of his last 35 passing attempts before Saturday’s game, finished 13-of-20 for 171 yards and a career-high four touchdowns against...

Muncie, Ind. - In a game dominated by NIU’s special teams, it was only right that Dan Sheldon’s 64-yard punt return for a touchdown was the final score, giving the visiting Huskies a 41-29 win Saturday. On a sunny afternoon, NIU (3-3, 2-0 MAC) came...

Road trips haven’t been good to the NIU football team in recent years. Saturday’s 1 p.m. game at Ball State (2-2, 0-0) will give the Huskies (2-3, 1-0) a chance to win their second road game in their last 11 contests and more importantly, move to...

Five weeks ago Michael Turner wasn’t even the number one tailback for the NIU football team. Today he is atop the nation. Going into the sixth week of NIU football, Turner is the leading rusher in Division IA with 742 yards. And judging by what he says,...

Running back Thomas Hammock (heart condition) and wide receiver P.J. Fleck (hamstring injury), two-thirds of the NIU football team’s offensive captains, won’t see any more action this season. Fleck is going to apply to the NCAA for a medical redshirt,...

After two straight less-than-great performances, it’s time for a change around Huskie Stadium. Maybe someone should remind Josh Haldi that this is a Division I athletic program, and maybe, just maybe, he could complete half his passes and throw for...

NIU football coach Joe Novak said it best after his squad defeated Kent State 13-6 Saturday at Huskie Stadium. "It wasn’t pretty, but we got the job done," Novak said. Not pretty, indeed. Quarterback Josh Haldi completed only seven-of-19 passes. Normally...