DeKALB — The football team hosted its first open practice of the offseason Saturday. The Huskies played a scrimmage against each other in its annual Cardinal vs. White game, showcasing the young up-and-coming talent that the team has for the 2021 season.
Nearly...
DeKALB — The 2021 NIU Football schedule was released Friday with the Huskies hosting six home games and two mid-week conference matchups.
Coming off an 0-6 season, NIU will get a full 12-game slate to try and rebound. The Huskies open the season...
DeKALB — Two new football players have joined NIU via the transfer portal, just in time for the start of offseason workouts.
Junior quarterback Rocky Lombardi and junior running back Clint Ratkovich both enrolled at NIU for the spring semester and...
The Huskies brought the fight to Eastern Michigan, but did not take home the win in a 41-33 battle to close their season. James Krause and Mike Knapp talk about what's next for the program after a winless COVID-19 shortened season. The two discuss returning...
DeKALB — The NIU football team had 22 high school players sign letters of intent to join the program on National Signing Day Wednesday.
Just days following a loss that ended NIU’s shortened season at 0-6, Head Coach Thomas Hammock said he felt...
DeKALB — The Huskies football team fought to the final play but couldn’t fend off the Eastern Michigan University Eagles, losing 41-33 Saturday in Ypsilanti.
The loss means NIU finishes their season with an 0-6 record — their first winless...
The Huskies found themselves with a chance to snatch their first win of the season entering the fourth quarter last week, but 17-unanswered points gave the Toledo Rockets the 41-24 win. NIU tries to pick up the pieces and avoid a winless season when they...
DeKALB — The Huskies football team have left the field the past five games with a bad taste in their mouth, but victory will taste sweet if they end their season with a win Saturday over the Eastern Michigan University Eagles in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
NIU,...
NIU is two football seasons into the Thomas Hammock Era, and on paper it looks like an unmitigated disaster.
Under Hammock’s watch, NIU had played to a 5-12 record, including an 0-5 record this season as the Huskies head to Eastern Michigan University...
DeKALB — The Huskies football team collapsed in the fourth quarter against the University of Toledo Rockets, losing 41-24 Saturday in a game that was tied after three quarters.
NIU scored a season-high 24 points in the first half, only to be shutout...
DeKALB — The Huskies football team finds themselves tied with the University of Toledo Rockets at halftime Saturday in a 24-24 barnburner.
First-year quarterback Dustin Fletcher fumbled on a late drive and gave the ball up to the Rockets. Toledo...
