A 7:15 a.m. start time wasn’t early enough on Tuesday morning for the NIU football team to beat a DeKalb forecast that predicted temperatures in the 30’s, in addition to intense wind and rain. The Huskies started an hour early and were able to finish...
Humanitarian Bowl expense report shows profit for NIU According to an expense report released by NIU media relations, the NIU football team made $50,097 of profit from its trip to Boise, Idaho for the uDrove Humanitarian Bowl. Total revenue from the trip...
Scott Wedige is typically in the middle of everything. Being the starting center for the NIU football team, the Elkhorn, Wis. native finds himself as the lynch pin of the offensive line, barking out orders to his teammates in the trenches. After Tuesday’s...
Andrew Singer: Through four weeks of spring practices, first-year head coach Dave Doeren has been working to put his imprint on the Huskies. The former Wisconsin defensive coordinator concedes the Huskies have a long way to go before they even begin to...
While referred to as the secondary, NIU's defensive backs are definitely the primary question going into the football team's spring game this Saturday. The Huskies ranked fifth in the MAC against the pass in 2010, giving up 208 yards a game. Secondary...
The physical sight of Alex Kube at NIU's Pro Day last month was quite the wonder. Nobody expected the former Huskie linebacker to go under a complete body renovation. "People could not believe the transformation he [went through]," said Kevin Barcal,...
When this column was originally written several weeks ago, it looked better suited for the trash than the paper. I felt that way until early last week when two former University of San Diego men's basketball players and one former assistant coach were...
It has come down to only two: either Michael Vick or Peyton Hillis will be on the cover of Madden NFL 12. That's right. Your vote will decide who gets their season cut short via injury. What? You haven't you heard of the Madden Curse? Brett Favre's ‘09...
There's no favoritism from NIU football defensive line coach Ryan Nielsen. Regardless of who makes a play on the defense, regardless of the position of the player, he can't seem to hold back his emotion and rejoice for their success. "We'll get picks...
Deep in the closet of every NIU athlete, behind all the Huskie swag, is an article of clothing that represents their love for a school that doesn't rock the Cardinal and Black. While it may be hard to believe, student-athletes are not forbidden by coaches...
• Chandler Harnish and the NIU offense struggled with new installations and, as a result, weren't very productive against a stingy Huskie defense on Thursday morning. Junior-college transfer running back Jamal Womble was unable to get anything going,...
More than four months after being hired, the Northern Star caught up with first-year head coach Dave Doeren of the NIU football team Wednesday morning. The former Wisconsin defensive coordinator filled the vacancy left by Jerry Kill, who accepted an offer...
