Nick Stephens threw a 52-yard touchdown pass to Denarius Moore, and Tennessee's new starting quarterback helped the Volunteers slip past Northern Illinois 13-9 on Saturday night. Stephens' touchdown pass came on the first play of a third quarter drive...

It's going to be a battle of top-25 MAC rivals this Saturday as No. 23 NIU gets set to take on No. 6 Akron at the new soccer/track complex in DeKalb. As the teams kick off at 1 p.m., both will look to take a stand in their conference. The offensively...

How many football players dream about playing at an NFL stadium and gaining 170 yards with two touchdown catches in their first college game? That's exactly what happened for Nathan Palmer, a redshirt freshman wide receiver, in NIU's opening game against...

When new NIU head football coach Jerry Kill took over for Joe Novak, eight of his assistant coaches at Southern Illinois joined him. One of the new assistants is running backs coach Rob Reeves, who has taken a somewhat unusual route to get where he is...

As the final stages of the new Track and Field/Soccer Complex are in progress, the NIU women's track and field team come closer to having a facility to call its own. "The entire team is very grateful to NIU, the athletic department and President Peters...

I'm not going to lie: When I was assigned to cover women's soccer last fall, I made an unpleasant face. No offense to the men's and women's soccer teams, but I just had no interest in the sport. But I found there's no reason for me to dislike the sport...

For the fifth consecutive year, the NIU women's soccer team won its season opener. The Huskies defeated Georgia Southern 2-0 Sunday and won 1-0 over Eastern Illinois Friday evening. "It was a great weekend," said head coach Carrie Barker. "We had four...

Fall is approaching and it is finally time for kick off, but not for the Huskie football team. The NIU women's soccer team opens its 2008 campaign with a four-team tournament at the new Northern Illinois Track and Field/Soccer Complex this weekend. NIU...

Hello Huskies! On behalf of the student-athletes, coaches and staff of the Northern Illinois Athletic Department, it is my pleasure to welcome you to the 2008-2009 academic year. I am your new Associate Vice President and Director of Athletics, having...

Larry Satchwell was in his car when he received a phone call and heard the news. The call was from Mike Korcek, former NIU Sports Information Director and the chair of the NIU Hall of Fame Selection Committee, who told the former NIU track and field star...

Most NIU athletic teams have their own facility to practice at and host events. The football team has Huskie Stadium, the basketball team has the Convocation Center. Some teams, though, aren't so lucky. For instance, the NIU women's track and field team,...

NIU's all-time saves leader, Matt German, is having success in the minor leagues. The left-hander has struck out 17 batters in 15 1/3 innings, averaging more than one strikeout per inning for the Clearwater Threshers. The Threshers are a Class A affiliate...