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NIU football is class of the MAC

By Chris Dertz | November 9, 2010

Well that was a good, old-fashioned butt-whoopin’. With the Huskies’ 65-30 thrashing of rival Toledo Tuesday night, they have effectively asserted their dominance on the Mid-American Conference, and can clearly be considered the class of the league....

NIU football team looks poised to take MAC

By Chris Dertz | October 10, 2010

Sometimes the preseason predictions do get it right. What took place inside Huskie Stadium on Saturday afternoon was nothing short of a identity-defining win for head coach Jerry Kill's program. NIU and Temple were touted as the two best teams in the...

Can the NIU football team live up to the hype?

By Jimmy Johnson and Andrew Singer | September 16, 2010

Is the NIU football team just treading water or are the Huskies on the verge of bowing out this season? After dropping their opener to Iowa State and barely beating North Dakota, the MAC West favorite Huskies have had their share of problems so far. The...

Special teams kick Huskies while they are down in Ames

By Chris Dertz | September 6, 2010

AMES, IOWA | Before last Thursday night’s football opener, NIU head coach Jerry Kill remained unsure about who was going to be kicking field goals in 2010 for the Huskies. After erratic performances and windy conditions caused a total of three missed...

NIU running back Chad Spann is swarmed by Iowa State defenders during the Huskies' 27-10 loss Thursday night.

Slow start, turnovers put Huskies in early hole against potent ISU offense

By Chris Dertz | September 6, 2010

AMES, IOWA | When the NIU football team stepped onto the field at Jack Trice Stadium Thursday, head coach Jerry Kill believed that there was something missing. His fear was quickly confirmed as his team showed an inability to play with a sense of urgency...

NIU quarterback DeMarcus Grady slides after running the ball in the second half of the Huskies' 27-10 loss to Iowa State.

Costly turnovers lead to NIU loss

By Chris Dertz | September 2, 2010

AMES, Iowa | Leading up to NIU's season opener against Iowa State Thursday night, head coach Jerry Kill was adamant in saying that you don't know anything about your team until you get out there and play. Kill may not have liked what he saw after two...

New NIU running back Cameron Bell (center) has been impressive during practices.

Plenty of reasons for the Huskies to succeed or fail

By Chris Dertz | August 25, 2010

DeKALB | I have never talked to, seen or heard of any coach who will admit to taking any stock into preseason speculation about their own team. As interesting as they can be to talk about, and as much as we, the media, like to mention them, preseason...