In the game of football, you've got to be able to convert third downs if you want to have success. NIU's ability to move the sticks when it mattered led to a victory over the preseason MAC-favorite Temple Owls on Saturday, 31-17. The Huskies successfully...

The Huskies know they have an important game this weekend. Starting quarterback Chandler Harnish said as much, calling Saturday's matchup against Temple a game between what he feels are the two best teams in the MAC. "I think it's huge to have that homefield...

So Randy Moss is a Viking again, and nobody outside the state of Minnesota should be happy about that.Fact is that the biggest reason the Vikings’ offense has been sputtering, other than Brett Favre’s “distractions,” is the absence of deep-threat...

Tell a man he can't do something, and he'll stop at nothing to prove you wrong. Tell a player he's too short or too skinny, and it only throws fuel on the fire. For Jasmin Hopkins, that's always been the story. Critics told the NIU tailback, who was 5-feet-7-inches...

It must be extremely displeasing to be a Boise State fan. After beating Stanford, Oregon jumped the Broncos to move to No. 3 in the nation. Even if Boise goes undefeated and Oregon loses, the message here is clear: No mid-major football program will ever...

And with this, the real season begins. After taking down Minnesota, NIU football will play its fourth game on the road, travelling to Akron, Ohio to open up its MAC slate against the Zips. The Huskies (2-2) are coming off their best game of the season,...