Victories in the Camellia Bowl and the opening round of the MVC Tournament contributed to a fairly successful Fall 2023 season for NIU, but there is plenty of room for the Huskies to surpass themselves in 2024.
Here’s how NIU can step up its game...
NIU football may have wrapped up spring practices last week, but its ongoing competition for the most important position in team sports remains unsettled.
With three-year starter Rocky Lombardi graduated and now vying for a roster spot in the NFL,...
The NIU football team concluded its spring practices Saturday with its annual Spring Showcase at Huskie Stadium, spending most of its two-hour afternoon workout in 11-on-11 scrimmage situations.
NIU football head coach Thomas Hammock felt his team...
By Zack Rodriguez, Former Sports Reporter
| April 25, 2024
Former NIU star safety Jimmie Ward will be inducted into the NIU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2024, NIU announced Tuesday.
Ward joins the 2024 class along with former quarterback Jordan Lynch, gymnast Holly Reichard, volleyball star Kate McCullagh and...
By Zack Rodriguez, Former Sports Reporter
| March 31, 2024
NIU football head coach Thomas Hammock spoke to the media at the NIU Football 2024 Pre-Spring Press Conference. In case you missed it, here are the biggest takeaways from Hammock's 22 minutes at the podium.
EMPHASIS ON SPECIAL TEAMS
Hammock...
DeKALB – One decade after finishing his storied playing career, former NIU quarterback Jordan Lynch will be inducted into the NIU Athletics Hall of Fame and the MAC Hall of Fame this year, the institutions announced Friday.
Once an All-American and...
By Zack Rodriguez, Former Sports Reporter
| March 7, 2024
DeKALB – Six former Huskies and five other draft-eligible players worked out in front of NFL scouts ahead of April's 2024 NFL Draft Thursday at the Chessick Practice Center for NIU’s annual Pro Day.
Measurements were taken ahead of on-field testing....
DeKALB – The NIU football team is set to face a pair of Power Five opponents in the University of Notre Dame and North Carolina State University in its 2024 schedule announced by NIU and the Mid-American Conference Tuesday.
NIU will play six games...
By Eddie Miller, Sports Reporter
| February 20, 2024
The 2024 NFL Draft is set for April 25 in Detroit, Michigan when 257 prospects will be drafted. Only two players from the MAC were invited to the NFL Combine – none from NIU – but one Huskie has the potential to make the pros.
The NFL Combine...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| February 2, 2024
DeKALB – Spring practice for NIU football is still over a month away, but several positions remain unaddressed after an offseason of player movements.
Here are three position battles to watch play out during the 15 practices on NIU’s spring schedule.
WIDE...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| January 15, 2024
For over 43 years, listeners who tuned in to the Huskie Radio Network heard the unmistakable voice of play-by-play announcer Bill Baker.
One of NIU’s most revered radio personalities, Baker served as the play-by-play voice of NIU football and basketball...
By Zachary Bertram, Senior Sports Reporter
| December 23, 2023
An explosive first half from NIU football (7-6, 5-3 MAC) helped the Huskies gut out a 21-19 victory over the Arkansas State University Red Wolves (6-7, 4-4 Sun Belt Conference) in the 2023 Camellia Bowl.
A high-powered offensive attack in the first...
