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Moore aims for the history books

By Brian Earle | December 29, 2012

Senior wide receiver Martel Moore has put together one of the best statistical seasons in wide receiver history at NIU. This season, Moore caught 71 passes, which is the fifth-most in a singles season, for 1,054 yards, which is fourth-most in a single...

FSU red shirt junior defensive back Xavier Rhodes responds to media questions during an FSU defensive players news conference on Saturday. The Seminoles will play the NIU Huskies in the 2013 Discover Orange Bowl on Jan. 1.

Can Seminoles stop Huskies’ run game?

By Brian Earle | December 29, 2012

Something is going to have to give in this matchup on New Year’s Day between NIU and Florida State. The Seminoles enter this game with the No. 5 rushing defense in the nation, only surrendering 10 rushing touchdowns all season. They allow a mere 92.62...

Florida State recognizes NIU as formidable opponent

By Brian Earle | December 28, 2012

Ever since the day NIU was selected to the Orange Bowl, it has been getting bashed by media pundits who say it doesn’t belong and has no chance in the game. With that said, the Florida State offense should pummel the NIU defense, right? But with this...

NIU senior linebacker Tyrone Clark responds to media questions during an NIU defensive player news conference in late December.

Clark comes back with a vengeance

By Brian Earle | December 28, 2012

After sitting out the 2011 season due to personal issues, senior linebacker Tyrone Clark was back on the field for NIU football, playing as well as he did when he was a sophomore. In his return to the field, Clark recorded 82 total tackles, 48 solo tackles...

Defense helps men’s basketball find victory

By Brian Earle | December 5, 2012

While men’s basketball’s offense powered it to a 65-54 victory over Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE), its defensive play may have been the deciding factor. The Huskies (2-5) gave the Cougars (2-4) a number of different looks throughout...

Huskies ignore critics, prepare for game day

By Brian Earle | December 4, 2012

While NIU has been ripped apart by sports analysts all over the TV and internet since it earned a bid to the Orange Bowl Sunday, it has not gotten involved in all the talk. ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit leads the charge against the Huskies and called their...

FSU to be a tough opponent in the Orange Bowl

By Brian Earle | December 4, 2012

Since NIU got selected to play in the Orange Bowl against Florida State on New Year’s Day, the media has been interested in bashing the Huskies and the BCS system for allowing them to get in. No one has taken the time to focus on the game itself and...

Lynch deserved more Heisman credit

By Brian Earle | December 3, 2012

The finalists for the Hesiman Trophy and a trip to New York for the ceremony were announced Monday. Three finalists were named, including Texas A&M freshman quarterback Johnny Manziel, Notre Dame senior linebacker Manti Te’o and Kansas State senior...

Dave Doeren, former NIU football head coach, poses with the MAC Championship trophy and members of his team at the MAC Championship in Detroit in 2012. After securing the trophy for the second year in a row, NIU was chosen to play in the BCS’s Orange Bowl.

NIU will play in Discover Orange Bowl

By Brian Earle | December 2, 2012

There had been speculation in recent weeks that NIU football may venture to where no other team in NIU or MAC history had ever been before: a BCS Bowl game. Senior defensive end Sean Progar and other players heard the rumors but never dreamed of having...

Men’s basketball taken down by Flames in homestand finale

By Brian Earle | November 28, 2012

Despite a team-high 15-point performance from freshman forward Sam Mader off the bench, NIU men’s basketball fell to the University of Illinois at Chicago at the Convocation Center on Tuesday. Mader helped lead the Huskies (1-4) bench to an impressive...

Men’s basketball hopes to find its stride against UIC tonight

By Brian Earle | November 27, 2012

Coming off a defeat at the hands of Loyola in its home opener, NIU men’s basketball looks to earn its first home victory against the University of Illinois at Chicago tonight. The Huskies (1-3) will also look to bounce back against the Flames (4-1),...

NIU jumps to 21 in BCS Poll

By Brian Earle | November 25, 2012

After sitting just outside the BCS rankings the last couple of weeks, NIU football made the jump to No. 21 in a Sunday poll. This is the first time the Huskies (11-1) have entered the BCS rankings since 2003, when they were ranked as high as No. 10. The...