NIU baseball announced its 2025 schedule Dec. 18, with 18 games being played at home.  Beginning the 2025 season on Feb. 14, the Huskies will take on the 2024 Southland Conference Tournament champions in Nicholls State University. NIU then travels...

NIU football (6-5, 3-4 MAC) were defeated 20-9 by the Miami University RedHawks (7-4, 6-1 MAC) Tuesday in the Huskies’ second-to-last game of the season.  FIRST HALF The Huskies offense was sluggish in the first half, posting only 81 yards while...

DeKALB – NIU football (6-4, 3-3 MAC) clinched a bowl game berth Wednesday after defeating the University of Akron Zips (2-8, 1-5 MAC) 29-16 in Huskie Stadium’s sole midweek MACtion game. The victory marks NIU’s first conference win at home this...

NIU football (5-4, 2-3 MAC) defeated Western Michigan University (5-4, 4-1 MAC) by a score of 42-28 behind three interceptions and 255 rushing yards. FIRST HALF After the Huskies and Broncos traded three-straight three-and-outs, WMU redshirt junior...

NIU football (4-4, 2-3 MAC) granted the Ball State University Cardinals (3-5, 2-2 MAC) a homecoming victory after falling 25-23. 2 turnovers and 170 rushing yards allowed held the Huskies back.  FIRST HALF Jump started by a 37-yard kick return,...

DeKALB – NIU football (4-3, 1-2 MAC) could not find the endzone Saturday, losing 13-6 to the University of Toledo Rockets (5-2, 2-1 MAC) With both starting quarterbacks sidelined with injuries, NIU redshirt freshman quarterback Josh Holst and Toledo...

A three-quarter shutout boosted NIU football (4-2, 1-1 MAC) over the Bowling Green State University Falcons (2-4, 1-1 MAC) by a score of 17-7. NIU entered Saturday’s contest with a long list of injuries, including senior running back Antario Brown,...

Four rushing touchdowns helped NIU football (3-2, 0-1 MAC) overcome the University of Massachusetts Minutemen (1-5) by a score of 34-20 Saturday.  FIRST HALF The Huskies opened up scoring on the third play of the game when redshirt junior quarterback...

NIU football (2-2, 0-1 MAC) lost 24-17 to the North Carolina State University Wolfpack (3-2, 0-1 ACC) as four turnovers plagued the Huskies. FIRST HALF The Wolfpack took the early lead on freshman quarterback CJ Bailey’s 1-yard rush, which followed...

DeKALB – NIU football (2-1) lost in overtime to the University at Buffalo Bulls (3-1) by a score of 23-20 on Saturday. FIRST HALF After trading three-and-outs with Buffalo, the Huskies opened the scoring with a 5-yard rushing touchdown by senior...

As a child, I spent every summer running on what my parents called "summer legs."  Summer legs were bruised from stumbling over tree stumps, bloody from tripping on asphalt, grass-stained from rolling down hills and dusty with remnants of rainbow...