Handling kickoff, punt and field goal duties is nothing new for junior punter and kicker Tyler Wedel.Wedel was thrust into field goal duties when senior kicker Mathew Sims was not able to play in Saturday’s Akron game due to injury. Sims suffered a...
Last season, football defied the odds when it made its first ever BCS Bowl game appearance in the Discover Orange Bowl. With the No. 23 Huskies ranked in both major polls and undefeated after their first six games of the season, it is not farfetched to...
In front of a capacity crowd at Huskie Stadium, No. 23 NIU football came away with a 27-20 victory in its Homecoming matchup with Akron on Saturday.The victory increased the Huskies’ (6-0, 2-0 MAC) home-game winning streak to 23, which is a new MAC...
On a day where football’s (6-0, 2-0 MAC) offense was hit-and-miss, the defense put forth a solid effort and held down the fort late Saturday for a 27-20 win at Huskie Stadium against the Akron Zips (1-6, 0-3).After an action-packed first quarter where...
The football team (5-0, 1-0 MAC) will go for a Homecoming hat trick 4 p.m. Saturday.The Huskies have already ruined Purdue’s and Kent State’s homecomings the past two weeks. This week they will look to win their own Homecoming game when they host...
No. 23 football (5-0, 1-0 MAC) is set for its Homecoming matchup with Akron (1-5, 0-2 MAC) at 4 p.m. Saturday after playing four of its first five games on the road. The Huskies are coming off their first MAC win of the season in which they defeated Kent...
While it will be Homecoming for football, it will be home-going for volleyball.NIU (11-7, 3-1 MAC) readies itself for a two-week road tilt starting at 6 p.m. Friday against Toledo. Toledo (9-9, 2-2 MAC) has been nothing short of awful over the past few...
When an offensive line is playing great, its play goes rather unnoticed, but that hasn’t been the case for Huskies football.Fortunately for the football team (5-0, 1-0 MAC), it’s had a strong group of linemen this season. They’ve been able to propel...
Football has gotten off to its best start since 2003, when it stated the season 7-0. This season the Huskies are 5-0.The team went undefeated in its non-conference schedule and started MAC play with a 38-24 victory over Kent State. With seven conference...
Football (5-0, 1-0 MAC) posted the game’s final 17 points and opened conference play with a 38-24 victory over the Kent State (2-4, 1-2 MAC) Saturday in Kent, Ohio.Rainy conditions limited offensive play early on, and the Huskies were tied or led for...
The Huskies’ dominating rushing attack was at it again in the team’s 38-24 victory over Kent State on Saturday.The Golden Flashes had no answer for the Huskies’ ground game all day long, as the Huskies recorded 454 rushing yards. The 454 rushing...
After going undefeated in non-conference play, the Huskies (4-0) will open Mid-American Conference play against the Kent State Golden Flashes (2-3) 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Dix Stadium in Kent, Ohio. The last time these teams met was in last season’s MAC...
