Each week during the college football season, the Northern Star will recap the most interesting NIU grades published by Pro Football Focus, a sports analytics company that evaluates every player on every play of every game. Season and single-game grades...

After scoring his first collegiate goals in NIU men’s soccer’s 4-1 win against Governors State University, freshman forward Tobias Crear has been named this week’s Northern Star Huskie of the Week.  His first goal came in the 82nd minute, collecting...

Fresh off a record-breaking season ending with a loss to the University at Buffalo in the Mid-American Conference Championship match and a bid to the UTR Sports National Invitational Tennis Championship, NIU women’s tennis announced its 2025-2026 schedule...

DeKALB — Scoring 3 goals in the final 20 minutes, NIU men’s soccer (4-3-1) took a dominant 4-1 victory over the Governors State University Jaguars (1-6) on Sunday.  With the win, the Huskies snapped a two-game losing streak and opened the opportunity...

For one half of football, the NIU Huskies looked like a team that could compete in one of the country’s toughest conferences. They trailed by just four points at halftime on the road against the unbeaten Mississippi State Bulldogs. But unfortunately,...

NIU football (1-2) fell to the Mississippi State University Bulldogs (4-0) 38-10 on Saturday. Travelling to matchup with the Bulldogs for the first time in program history on Saturday, the Huskies totaled 267 yards, compared to the Bulldogs’ 452.  FIRST...

Week 4 of college football is upon us, and NIU football is back in action after its bye week. The Huskies are readying for their 14th SEC matchup against the Mississippi State Bulldogs in Starkville, Mississippi, while the Northern Star sports staff has...

It’s been two weeks since the NIU football team last took the field. The Huskies walked off of it with a frustrating 20-9 loss in Maryland. Now, fresh off a bye week, NIU is hitting the road once more to face a new opponent in a Saturday matinee. The...

Facing their second conference opponent of the season, NIU women’s soccer (2-4-2, 0-1-1 MAC) clinched a 1-1 draw on Thursday in a Midwest battle against The University of Toledo Rockets (3-1-3, 0-0-1 MAC). "Fair play to the group, they came out ready...

DeKALB — The NIU football team is just days away from making its first-ever trip to Starkville, Mississippi, to face the unbeaten Mississippi State Bulldogs, but you can already hear the cowbells coming from Huskie Stadium. Wait, cowbells? In DeKalb?...

The past few NIU volleyball seasons haven’t been as exciting as this one has been so far, that’s what I’ve gathered, anyway.  After going 7-2 in non-conference play, the Huskies have the confidence and momentum needed to make their Mid-American...