Relinquishing the reins on independent status, NIU Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell announced in early May that the NIU football program is galloping West ... as in the Big West. After spending six seasons soul-searching in the ranks of Division I-A collegiate...

During this time of year, life gets hectic for the Cuts of Beef, the prospective National Football League player. These viands go through months of tests given by NFL scouts, pro football's version of the Food and Drug Administration. They are prodded,...

When looking to the future, the NIU football team might be looking to the west. NIU Associate Athletic Director Keith Hackett, whose responsibilities include football scheduling, said yesterday that NIU is investigating the possibility of aligning with...

What is BST? At the NIU football media luncheon yesterday, head coach Charlie Sadler revealed his goal for the Huskies' 1992 season. It boils down to those three letters. "We want to become BST: bigger, stronger, tougher. Through recruiting and work in...

After a one week wait, stage II commences today for NIU's field hockey team. Athletic Director Gerald 0'Dell is prepared to meet with the Executive Committee of NIU's Athletic Board this afternoon to recommend that field hockey be dropped as an intercollegiate...

Last year for the NIU football team was described as a transition season. But even with a season under the Huskies' belts, the upcoming campaign might be called Transition II. Second-year head coach Charlie Sadler is installing a more pass-oriented offense...

On a day more suited for Charlie Sadler's NIU football team, NIU and the University of Northern Iowa still managed to get in two baseball games Tuesday. The Huskies and Panthers went at each other in pigskin fashion at McKinzie Field, aided by a fierce...

In the immortal words of Hank Williams Jr., "Are you ready for some football?" If you are, you don't have to wait for Monday night. The NIU Huskies start their spring football practices Saturday. Spring practice will culminate in the annual intrasquad...

Ever since his first-round loss in last year's NCAA Wrestling Tournament, NIU's T.C. Dantzler has been waiting anxiously for this moment. Dantzler will square off today with the top wrestlers in the nation, as the first round of the NCAA Wrestling Championships...

Although the NIU football team suffered through a 2-9 campaign last year, the Huskies did beat Purdue, Michigan, Rutgers and Tennessee, among others. At least when it came to recruiting high school talent. NIU head coach Charlie Sadler unveiled some of...

Priority scheduling for student athletes was a hot topic at the monthly Athletic Board meeting yesterday. Members threw around ideas surrounding the controversy of student athletes being granted some sort of priority when it comes to piecing together...

The state of Iowa has long been a hotbed for football and wrestling, but this weekend the focus is on tennis as far any Huskies are concerned. The NIU men's tennis team faces a tripleheader in the Hawkeye State. Tonight, NIU stops in Des Moines for a...