Standing on the “E” in the back of the Toledo end zone with the ball at the NIU 1-yard line, quarterback Jordan Lynch made a statement with a memorable Heisman moment.Lynch orchestrated a 15-play drive that totaled 104 yards, due to a 5-yard false...
One final test stands in the way of football and its fourth consecutive MAC West Division title: a showdown against Toledo at 7 p.m. today at the Glass Bowl, viewable on ESPN2.The Huskies will look to increase their conference winning streak to 24 games...
The Jonathan Martin and Richie Incognito saga appears to have run its course for now, but it says a lot about the problems that occur in locker rooms across the country.While the truth behind whatever happened between Martin and Incognito has yet to reveal...
Draco Smith and Joel Bouagnon were two names that were not expected to appear in football’s box scores this season.The Huskies came into the season planning on using a committee of five running backs — a committee that did not include true freshmen...
No. 15 Football (10-0, 6-0 MAC) got defensive about its play in the second half of Wednesday’s victory.In an explosive, offensive-filled first half, the Huskies and the Ball State Cardinals (9-2, 6-1 MAC) combined to score 44 points — 24 of which...
In a game that may have decided the MAC West Champion, football bested Ball State, 48-27, in a dogfight until the end Wednesday night at Huskie Stadium.With the win, the Huskies took sole possession of first place in the MAC West and increased their winning...
Football (9-0, 5-0 MAC) and Ball State (9-1, 6-0 MAC) are set for what could be the best game in the MAC this season. There is a lot at stake for both teams as the winner of this game will likely find themselves representing the MAC West in the MAC Championship...
In what is dubbed by many the MAC game of the year, No. 15 football (9-0, 5-0 MAC) faces its toughest test this season when it hosts the Ball State Cardinals (9-1, 6-0 MAC) at 7 p.m. today at Huskie Stadium.The Huskies enter the heavyweight bout winners...
After hype and buildup over the last couple weeks, the Huskies are set for their biggest game of the season. Football (9-0, 5-0 MAC) will host Ball State (9-1, 6-0 MAC) at 7 p.m. Wednesday in a game that will have serious implications for the season to...
With five weeks left in the college football season, No. 18 NIU football trails the No. 16 Fresno State Bulldogs in the BCS Standings by two spots.Ever since the original BCS Standings came out back in week nine of the season, I have been trying to figure...
Despite No. 18 football (9-0, 5-0 MAC) blowing out its last two opponents, it won’t continue steamrolling whomever’s in its path.The Huskies defeated their last two opponents — the Eastern Michigan Eagles (1-8, 0-5 MAC) and the Massachusetts Minutemen...
Although it may sound strange, NIU fans should not be that upset the Huskies (9-0, 5-0 MAC) fell to No. 18 (.3169) in the latest BCS standings.In Week Three of the BCS standings, the Huskies came in at No. 20 (.2770) in the Harris Poll, No. 20 (.2639)...
