A controversy regarding NIU Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell's outside consulting work is a dead issue, said most of its key players. The Northern Star revealed in its Dec. 5th issue that O'Dell was linked in his consulting work at South Florida University...

Then there were nine. The NIU men's basketball team is losing players so fast that head coach Brian Hammel, who was drafted by the NBA and CBA, might be tempted to suit up himself. Going into the second half of the season, the Huskies are down to nine...

Two-sport athlete T.C. Dantzler made some noise in his return to the wrestling team with a decisive victory last night at Chick Evans Field House. But Dantzler's 15-4 win wasn't enough to help the struggling Huskies overcome Northwestern University. The...

NIU Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell said Thursday that his consulting work at the University of South Florida is a measure of how much NIU is respected. O'Dell has been consulting USF about their proposed establishment of a football program. USF hired...

Three NIU football standouts—fullback Adam Dach, inside linebacker Steve Henriksen and wide receiver Larry Wynn—were named to the 1991 Football News "Almost" All-America squad in the weekly newspaper's Dec. 10 edition. Dach (Rockford/Byron) hung up...

NIU Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell was at the University of South Florida in Tampa this week, apparently working as a consultant for an organization with ties to a firm that has done work for NIU. South Florida has established a task force to look into...

Onetime NIU student Gene Lamont had a lot to be thankful for over this past Thanksgiving. Lamont, who attended NIU during the fall semesters of 1965 and 1966, was named the 34th manager of the Chicago White Sox at a Comiskey Park press conference last...

The seniors on this year's football squad were not used to losing—until this year. Most of them came from successful high school systems and enjoyed 7-4, 9-2 and 6-5 seasons under former coach Jerry Pettibone. But after Saturday's 42-21 loss to Toledo,...

Tailback Steve Cowan was Toledo's grinder as he wore down the NIU football team's defense, leading the Rockets to a 42-21 victory at the Glass Bowl on Saturday. Cowan out-dueled senior fullback Adam Dach while both teams combined for 543 yards-rushing...

Toledo head football coach Gary Pinkel has a lot in common with NIU coach Charlie Sadler. Both coaches will be completing their first seasons as head coaches when the 4-5-1 Rockets host the 2-8 Huskies this Saturday at 3:30 p.m. Both were also assistant...

The attendance woes continue for NIU athletics. But it's no surprise the home attendance figures for NIU football games have dropped, considering the Huskies' 2-8 record. This year, the Huskies drew an average of 11,573 fans at Huskie Stadium, compared...

The NIU football team's 27-24 victory over Illinois State Saturday received as warm a welcome in Huskie-land as a fat turkey does on Thanksgiving. The win provided fine dining for the Huskies' 15 seniors making their final appearance at Huskie Stadium....