In 1967 a freshman football player from a small town in Texas played for a young coach at Oklahoma who was then in his second season of collegiate coaching. That coach, Jerry Pettibone, went on to become the head man at NIU for five seasons before leaving...

A landslide of changes are expected in the near future for the athletic departments of many Division I Schools, including NIU. The annual NCAA convention held last week approved numerous Division I rule changes supported by the NCAA Presidents Commission....

A 65-37 setback to Minnesota was the last time the NIU men's basketball team lost. At the time, Christmas was still 24 days away. Ten straight victories later, the Huskies find themselves with one of the best records in college basketball with an 11-1...

After a dismal start to the holiday break, the NIU women's basketball team has strung together a couple of key victories. Although the Huskies went 3-4 over the month-long stretch, the two consecutive wins have come against North Star Conference opponents....

With two wins under its belt, the NIU men's basketball squad will travel south to battle two non-conference foes in a tournament the Huskies are expected to win. NIU (2-1) will challenge Alcorn State (1-4) in the first round Friday at 9 p.m. in the Fourth...

The NIU men's swim team has been busy blowing the competition right out of the water lately, as well as the Huskies' record book. For instance, take NIU's outstanding performance in the six-team meet held last weekend. With NIU taking 1,056 points, runner-up...

Riding a six-game unbeaten streak, the NIU women's basketball team wraps up the 1990 portion of its schedule on the road. The next time Huskie fans can see the team will be Jan. 3 when NIU attempts to avenge last season's heartbreaking loss at Vanderbilt...

It may seem a little early, but the NIU Silverette dance squad has already made a New Year's resolution. In fact, the entire squad is in on this one. The Silverettes hope to "knock ‘em dead" in their first-ever appearance at a national competition....

Victory No. 6 almost slipped away from the NIU women's basketball team Wednesday night. Almost is the key word. Despite leading the entire second half, the 18th-ranked Huskies (6-0) held on to beat a persistent Nebraska team, 87-84, in front of 1,500...

Several issues were discussed at Wednesday's NIU athletic board meeting, but perhaps the highlight was the discussion of NIU's replacement of former head football coach Jerry Pettibone. Pettibone officially announced his departure from NIU and his acceptance...

Jerry Pettibone made it official Wednesday afternoon. The 51-year old Pettibone, who has been NIU's head football coach since 1985, officially accepted football head coaching duties at Oregon State University at a press conference held at the Corvallis,...

When it was announced that NIU head coach Jerry Pettibone had accepted the head coaching position at Oregon State, player reactions ranged from surprise to approval. Fullback Adam Dach is happy for Pettibone but a little disconcerted. "I'm really happy...