Each week during the college football season, the Northern Star will recap the most interesting NIU player grades published by Pro Football Focus, a sports analytics company that evaluates every player on every play of every game. Season and single-game...

DeKALB — For most of his tenure as NIU’s head football coach, Thomas Hammock didn’t enjoy wins. Not even Notre Dame. But after the Huskies’ latest victory, Hammock said he plans to appreciate them a lot more. NIU survived a season-opening scare...