Football’s 2015 schedule, released by the MAC Friday, features eight Saturday games, two Tuesday games and two Wednesday games.After a three-game homestand near the middle of last season’s schedule, a weeknight game in August and a weeknight game...
Football’s 2015 schedule, released by the MAC today, features eight Saturday games, two Tuesday games and two Wednesday games.Vs. Nevada-Las Vegas Rebels, Sept. 5 at Huskie StadiumVs. Murray State Racers, Sept. 12 at Huskie StadiumAt Ohio State Buckeyes,...
Season tickets for football’s 2015 season are now on sale, according to an NIU Athletics news release.Season tickets for the general public start as low as $99 in sections A and G on the West Side. Seats in section B and F on the West Side or on the...
Football head coach Rod Carey said Wednesday that Chad Beebe, sophomore wide receiver and punt returner, is on track to return for spring practice.Beebe broke his left arm on a first-quarter punt return in the MAC Championship game Dec. 5 at Ford Field...
Strength and speed: that’s what football head coach Rod Carey felt the Huskies needed and got with their 30-man recruiting class, which he announced Wednesday at the Convocation Center.Carey said the coaching staff concentrated on bringing in running...
NIU Athletics unveiled today its logo celebrating the 50th anniversary of Huskie Stadium.The 2015 season will mark the 50 anniversary of Huskie Stadium, NIU’s on-campus football stadium. The stadium opened Nov. 6, 1965, when NIU beat Illinois State,...
NIU football placed a school-record and conference-leading 14 student-athletes on the 2014 Academic All-MAC team, which was released by the league office Tuesday.NIU and the Central Michigan Chippewas led the MAC with 14 selections apiece. The Bowling...
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson will bring the Russell Wilson Passing Academy to NIU over the summer.The youth football camp is designed for children ages 8-17. The one-day camp will be held June 25 at Huskie Stadium and the Chessick Practice...
Dan Enos, Central Michigan Chippewas head coach, has been hired as the Arkansas Razorbacks’ offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, according to an Arkansas news release.Enos served as the Chippewas’ head coach and offensive play caller for...
Dechane Durante, redshirt senior free safety, will put his talents on display in the College Gridiron Showcase.The College Gridiron Showcase is an all-star football game for top college seniors from all division of college football. The game will take...
Football has hired Ross Watson as an assistant coach working with the defense, according to a news release.Watson has served as a secondary coach in the past, but his position at NIU has yet to be determined. He may be taking over coaching duties for...
After calling himself a NIU Huskie and a Chicago Bear — albeit briefly — quarterback Jordan Lynch can now call himself an Edmonton Eskimo.Lynch signed a three-year contract with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League on Wednesday. He...
