Bowl hopes may be shattered for the Huskies, but they do have one more chance to let the Big West know what Huskie football is all about when they travel to Ruston, Louisiana and take on Louisiana Tech, Saturday with kickoff scheduled for 6 p.m. The Huskies...

Huskie football fans may remember Gerald Nickelberry best in the Arkansas State game. The 6 foot, 215 pound linebacker scooped up the loose football on the ten yard line and sprinted 90 yards for the score. In the endzone, he fell to the ground in exhaustion...

NEW YORK (AP)—Gene Lamont figures the strong finish of the Chicago White Sox may have contributed to his selection Monday as American League manager of the year. ‘‘I'm sure that helped. We treaded water and let some teams come back, but when we...

Earlier this season the defense was criticized for its poor play. They, along with turnovers and penalties, were usually blamed for the Huskies' loss. This was not the case in Saturday's loss to the University of Southwestern Louisiana. The defense did...

Get out your big Cowboy hats and don't forget your economy bags of marshmallows. The Huskies are playing their last home game of the season this Saturday when they host Southwestern Louisiana. The Big West season is coming to an end for the Huskies, and...

Can you believe it? LeShon Johnson not only leads the nation in total rushing yards by an astronomical 54 yards per game, but has also moved to the No. 1 slot in all-purpose yards per game averaging an astounding 205.43. Johnson made it perfectly clear...

Huskie football fans, there are only two more home games left this season and they are both in the next two weeks. This Saturday is special because it is Homecoming. Ticket sales for this game are on a similar pace from last year according to ticket manager...

So far this season the team leader in receptions is not a wide receiver, but rather a tight end. Fifth-year Senior Raymond Roberts, who will graduate in December, has been Scott Crabtree's go-to guy and it has resulted in some impressive numbers. He has...

Charlie Sadler's gridiron squad returns to conference play this Saturday in a somewhat familiar situation. The Huskies will be traveling to New Mexico State to face the second place Aggies. This is another critical game for NIU that has similarities to...

When you want something and you can't have it, it makes you want it that much more. That's how Huskie cornerback Eddie Davis got to where he is now. "I started playing football as a sophomore in high school because when I was younger my mom wouldn't let...

The Huskie offense has showed major improvements after scoring 91 points in their last two games and only 43 in their first three games. The NIU football squad started off the year on a bad foot when they traveled to Iowa State in the first week of September....

Quick, everyone grab your current issue of Sports Illustrated. What you'll see is SI honoring NIU's own Scott Crabtree as College Football Offensive Player of the Week for his performance against Nevada on Sept. 25th. The numbers have been re-hashed probably...