Football has gotten off to its best start since 2003, when it stated the season 7-0. This season the Huskies are 5-0.The team went undefeated in its non-conference schedule and started MAC play with a 38-24 victory over Kent State. With seven conference...
Going forward, Big Ten teams may want to think twice before they go out and schedule the Huskies as an opponent. The days of bringing the Huskies into a Big Ten stadium for an easy win over a mid-major program are in the past.This season, the Huskies...
The football program took another step in the right direction with the scheduling of the Northwestern Wildcats next season.The addition of Northwestern to the Huskies’ non-conference schedule for the 2014 season, along with the previously scheduled...
I’ve never been more content with being proven wrong than I was on Saturday at Huskie Stadium for football’s season opener against Eastern Illinois.After I questioned the attendance and support of the Huskie students and fans last week, they all came...
In its first eight games the men’s soccer team has won just three — but it doesn’t matter in the long run.For bigger college teams in bigger college conferences, non-conference results do mean something. The Big Ten will have more than two teams...
One thing NIU football prides itself on is defending its home field. The team does not want to lose there and will do anything to defend Huskie Stadium.The team has more than lived up to that standard. The Huskies have won 21 consecutive games at Huskie...
One thing football proved in its 30-27 victory over Iowa on Saturday is it is one very confident group.Facing a 10-point deficit against the Hawkeyes at Kinnick Stadium with five minutes remaining, “confident” is one thing a lot of teams would not...
NFL opening kickoff is just eight days away, which means millions of people around the country are about to stare at their televisions, binge drink and increase their risk of having a heart attack every Sunday.Plenty of us risk our wellbeing for the sake...
Over the past three seasons, volleyball has confirmed itself to be a powerhouse in the MAC under the coaching of Ray Gooden.Gooden has been the equivalent of a well-aged scotch: His product undeniably improves with each passing year.Last season, his product,...
Now may be the most exciting time to be an NIU football fan.The Huskies are coming off their most historic season in school history (12-2), during which they earned their first-ever berth to a BCS Bowl game, repeated as MAC Champions and won the MAC West...
The U.S. men’s soccer team has once again been crowned Gold Cup Champions.Sunday, Brek Shea’s 69th-minute goal earned the States its fifth Gold Cup title and extended its current win streak to 11.The Gold Cup had a number of story lines, one of the...
In sports we see a lot of magical moments that can inspire us, but one of the ways I believe athletes get inspired is through sports movies.The most recent movie I watched was “42,” which is about the Jackie Robinson story. The struggles Robinson...
