As the NIU seniors played out the final roles of their collegiate careers Saturday, the Huskies sent out a message to the rest of the Midwest. Marshall Taylor and the rest of a senior class that led the Huskies to a 7-4 finish (NIU's second-best mark...

Sources from two Kansas newspapers said Sunday that NIU football coach Jerry Pettibone is most likely back in the race for the head coaching job at Kansas State. This comes in the wake of reports this weekend that Pettibone had been eliminated as a possible...

The conditions were wet, cold and windy, but a 15-7 win over California Bowl-bound Western Michigan Saturday warmed the hearts of head coach Jerry Pettibone and his team—as well as the 2,329 spectators who sat through the game at Huskie Stadium. NIU...

While Kansas State's campus newspaper, The Collegian, reported Tuesday that NIU football coach Jerry Pettibone is one of the five remaining candidates for the KSU head coaching job, Pettibone only would say Thursday that KSU "has shown interest in me."...

Having already wrapped up a winning season and having no chance at a post-season game, what more could the NIU football team want at this point in the season? Well, when the Huskies (6-4) storm onto the field of Huskie Stadium Saturday at 1:05 p.m., there...

It's time to pay tribute to the top dogs. As the 1988 NIU football season comes to a close, memories of first big plays and nightmares of even bigger blunders are relived in the minds of the Huskies as they prepare to make their final entrance into Huskie...

American sport consists of the Big Three—football, basketball and baseball. However, NIU athletics seems to be lost in the shuffle. The Huskies pride themselves on being an up-and-coming program. Great strides are being made by NIU to become recognized...

The NIU men's basketball team wants to get its fans more involved this season. Thus, the slam dunk is going to play a major role in the team's plans this year. That's where the fastbreak comes in. Because without it, there are few dunks. Saturday morning,...

Just when last-second winning field goals were starting to become a trademark with the NIU football team, Ball State came to Huskie Stadium Saturday and bought the rights. BSU placekicker Kenny Stucker booted a 38-yard field goal with 10 seconds left—after...

The NIU men's basketball team will hold an intrasquad scrimmage at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Chick Evans Field House before the Homecoming football game. Coach Jim Rosborough's Huskies will be back at the fieldhouse after the football game at 4 p.m....

There were more footballs floating around at the weekly coaches luncheon Thursday than there are on Huskie field during football practice. Special guest NIU President John LaTourette was one of a handful of 107 luncheon guests who received a football...

Pumpkins, ghosts and cool weather once again set the scene for that time of year. Yes, it's time for the Ball State vs. NIU football game. The Cardinals, a California Bowl prospect, will appear in costume (white uniforms) for the 1:05 p.m. contest Saturday...