The race of who will be calling plays as quarterback has come down to the week of the season opener, as head coach Rod Carey has yet to make the announcement. Though two strong candidates have been competing for the spot since last season, redshirt sophomore...
It was a difficult season for NIU football as the team dealt with a multitude of injuries that derailed the season. Five quarterbacks appeared in the last 18 games played for the Huskies, with two season-ending injuries to Drew Hare and Anthony Maddie...
The football team began their summer training and conditioning sessions for the 2017 season and have already showed a high a level of competitiveness.Head Coach Rod Carey said the team seems to have picked things up quickly after the spring game Aril...
The football team held an hourlong scrimmage without tackling instead of its normal spring game on Saturday.Head Coach Rod Carey said too many player injuries during the 14 spring practices are what led to the Saturday scrimmage at Huskie Stadium, but...
DeKALB — Jordan Lynch, former Huskie quarterback and Heisman Trophy finalist, is returning to his alma mater.Lynch will take over as the running backs coach, Head Coach Rod Carey announced today, according to a March 8 media release.Lynch said he didn’t...
Former NIU Linebacker Alex Kube celebrates a 34-23 victory over University of Minnesota Sept. 25, 2010 in Minneapolis. Kube was pronounced dead at 11:50 p.m. Wednesday at Rockford Memorial Hospital.
DeKALB — The football program announced Wednesday it has brought in 22 recruits to join the 2017-18 roster. Head Coach Rod Carey recruited 20 of 22 players from the Midwest and 10 from Illinois schools.Wide receiver Cole Tucker, of DeKalb High School,...
The University of Minnesota football team ended its boycott Saturday and will play in the Dec. 27 Holiday Bowl, according to a statement emailed to the Star Tribune.If Minnesota continued its boycott, NIU might have been able to replace them because of...
DeKALB | NIU could possibly replace the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers in the Holiday Bowl because of the team’s Academic Progress Rate ranking, if Minnesota's boycott includes this game.Minnesota's football team is boycotting all team activities...
Former quarterbacks Jordan Lynch (clockwise from top left) and Chandler Harnish, former safety Jimmie Ward, were players recruited by former Head Coach Dave Doeren who played for Head Coach Rod Carey in 2013 and 2014. Redshirt sophomore quarterback Ryan Graham (clockwise from top right), Kenny Golladay, redshirt senior wide receiver and junior cornerback Shawun Lurry are players recruited by Carey.
