Empty bleachers are the norm at the NIU Soccer Complex and the athletics department might have shot itself in the foot.In what might be one of the biggest sports days in Huskie history, the athletic department decided to line up football’s game against...

Five years ago, when NIU took on Akron, a dark chapter in Huskie history was written as the Zips won the MAC Championship on a Hail Mary pass with seconds remaining in the game. A 27-10 victory in 2009 was one measure of redemption, but NIU apparently...