NIU men’s soccer (2-11, 0-5 MVC) dropped its sixth straight match, losing 2-1 against the University of Evansville Purple Aces (7-5-2, 3-2 MVC).  The Purple Aces found the back of the net in the 23rd minute, when redshirt freshman midfielder Jacopo...

DeKALB – Playing in front of a home crowd of more than 18,000 for the second time this season, NIU football had the University of Toledo beat on paper in Saturday’s 117th Homecoming Game. The Huskies ran 92 plays, put up 391 yards of offense and...

DeKALB – The Mid-American Conference’s top scoring offense and top scoring defense face off on the gridiron Saturday as NIU hosts the University of Toledo Rockets for NIU’s 117th Homecoming Game. With both teams sitting at 4-2 halfway into the...

DeKALB – Saturday’s gridiron matchup between the Huskies and the University of Toledo Rockets will mark NIU’s 117th Homecoming celebration. With two of the Mid-American Conference’s elite set to square off at Huskie Stadium, the matchup promises...

At the halfway mark of NIU’s 2024 season, the 4-2 Huskies are riding high after a statement win against Bowling Green State University. But picking favorites isn’t easy for one of the deepest teams NIU has fielded under head coach Thomas Hammock. The...

DeKALB – NIU redshirt junior defensive tackle Skyler Gill-Howard has been named the Mid-American Conference Co-Defensive Player of the Week, as announced by the league office Monday. Gill-Howard led NIU’s strong defensive effort in Saturday’s...

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – A dominant defensive performance and a young quarterback’s first college touchdown helped NIU football come away with a 17-7 upset win over Bowling Green State University on Saturday at Doyt L. Perry Stadium in Bowling Green. NIU...

DeKALB – NIU men’s soccer (2-10, 0-4 MVC) remains winless in the Missouri Valley Conference after losing to the undefeated and no. 14 ranked Western Michigan University Broncos (8-0-5, 2-0-3 MVC) 2-1 on Saturday.  “I thought that the guys really...

  NIU has wrapped up non-conference play and now looks ahead to Saturday’s matchup against Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. After rushing for 367 yards against the University of Massachusetts, the Huskies head into Week 7 with...

DeKALB – Three days after his career-best rushing performance in NIU football’s 34-20 victory over the University of Massachusetts on Saturday, NIU redshirt freshman running back Jaylen Poe was one of five players named to the Paul Hornung Award Honor...

NIU men’s soccer (2-9, 0-3 MVC) suffered its worst loss of the season at the hands of the Missouri State University Bears (7-2-1, 3-0-1 MVC), in a 7-0 defeat.  In the 10th minute of the match, after coming out of the box and colliding with Bears...

DeKALB – A tone-setting touchdown 50 seconds into regulation and a 367-yard rushing performance by NIU – despite being without its top running back for most of the game – played vital Saturday as the Huskies breezed past the University of Massachusetts...