After a career performance last week against Ball State, quarterback Jordan Lynch received a number of honors, including his third MAC West Offensive Player of the Week award. An NIU player has won this award every week this season. Defensive end Sean...
By Brian Thomas & Matt Hopkinson
| October 8, 2012
Brian Thomas: The first half of NIU football’s season is officially in the books and the team sits at 5-1. Going into the season, people didn’t know what to expect from the Huskies, as there were a lot of questions surrounding them. Those questions...
The quarterback has become the single most important position in football. The NFL is predicated on the ability to pass the ball, and fantasy players clamor for the big name gun-slingers. NIU has found itself in prime position to repeat its success from...
There are a lot cliche lines from athletes: “It was a team effort,” “I need to watch the tape,” and my favorite, “One game at a time.” After the loss against Iowa in the opening game of the season, senior defensive end Sean Progar provided...
Behind timely defense and continued excellent output from the quarterback position, NIU football picked up its fifth win of the season in Muncie, Indiana. The Huskies (5-1, 2-0 MAC) defeated the Ball State Cardinals, (3-3, 1-2 MAC) 35-23 as NIU’s defense...
“Looks can be deceiving” is a good way to describe NIU’s first MAC game of the season. While NIU (4-1, 1-0 MAC) trampled over Central Michigan (2-2, 0-1 MAC) at the end of the game, defeating them 55-24, the two teams were separated by six points...
While the offensive statistics and display put forth by NIU against Central Michigan may seem more appealing, what the defense was able to do trumps that. It was able to do something twice in this game that it only managed to do once in the other four...
Last season, NIU football was nine seconds away from defeating the Kansas Jayhawks in their home territory. That game could provide some motivation for the NIU (2-1) players on the roster that lived through the 45-42 defeat at the hands of Kansas (1-2)....
Traditionally over the last couple of seasons, NIU football has been known as an offensive juggernaut, being able to score points seemingly at will. However, after watching their season opener against Iowa, the Huskies look like they are more of a defensive...
DeKalb | The key to finding success in any avenue of life is having the ability to be flexible and adapt to new situations. This is especially true in sports, as coaches and players will see patterns and habits developing not only over the course of a...
For the NIU football team, the offensive side of the ball has a lot to live up to from last season. The Huskies will feature a whole new offensive line, as well as a new man voicing the huddle in redshirt junior Jordan Lynch. Lynch will take the reigns...
Two teams coming off completely opposite seasons will look to put a stamp on their first game of the year Saturday afternoon. In the history of NIU, the Huskies will attempt to win their first game at Soldier Field. This contest will be played against...
