The preseason media and coaches polls are in for the Big West Conference football season and some Huskie fans may be disappointed. NIU was picked to finish in fifth place in both polls. The Huskies received one first place vote in each poll. NIU earned...

The 1993 season will be very significant for the NIU football program. Not only is it their silver anniversary (to celebrate 25 years in the major college ranks), but it's also their first season in the Big West Conference. The Huskies joined the Big...

Trivia sports fact: The world's most popular sport is football but not the game of pigskin we are all accustomed to. This game involves one round ball with spots, two goals with nets and no major padding for players. You guessed it—it's soccer. This...

There were a lot of big-name Chicago Bears out on the field last Friday at the University of Wisconsin, Platteville, but who was number 19 hanging out with the receiving unit? None other than former NIU receiving standout Larry Wynn. Wynn is one of two...

Pete Peltzer, former NIU assistant football aide, died last week after more than two and a half years in a coma. Peltzer, 42, died Wednesday at the Meadowbrook Manor Nursing home in Topeka, Kan. Peltzer had suffered a major coronary on Jan. 1991, which...

Former NIU head baseball coach Darrel Black, 77, died last week at Kishwaukee Community Hospital. A memorial service for Black was held on July 21 at the Jacobsen Funeral Home in Shabbona. Black coached at NIU from 1956 to 1963. His won-lost-tied record...

Psychologists say there are many ways to motivate people. Two of them are positive and negative reinforcement. To see an example of these two methods, look no further than NIU's All-American candidate LeShon Johnson.. Johnson is now an official candidate...

The cheers swell and the din of the crowd makes it nearly impossible to hear the announcement of the final score—NIU 73, Fresno State 18. That was October 6, 1990, when our first Heisman trophy candidate, Stacey Robinson, secured his place in the hearts...

Huskie football fans can look forward to great things from senior tailback LeShon Johnson this season. It is only June and two football magazines have chosen Johnson as their pre-season pick for Second Team All-America. Johnson, also known as "Cowboy,"...

An influential former NIU sports publicist will be honored next month. Bud Nangle, 74, former NIU sports information director, will be inducted into the College Sports Information Directors of America Hall of Fame at the annual CoSIDA workshop. Nangle,...

"Character is the direct result of mental attitude. I believe that character is higher than the intellect. I believe that leadership is in sacrifice, in self-denial, in humility and in the perfectly disciplined will. This is the distinction between great...

The NIU athletic department plans to announce a major renovation project for Huskie Stadium later this spring. The project will involve two phases to improve the present seating and other spectator facilities. When asked why the stadium is in need of...