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Huskies offense needs to improve off bye week.

By Jayce Eustice | October 21, 2018

The Huskies entered their bye week with a 4-3 record after their Homecoming victory against the Ohio Bobcats. After starting the year 1-3, the pattern became obvious for this year’s Huskies team: beat conference opponents and lose to non-conference...

Predicting the Huskies schedule

By Tom Burton | September 2, 2018

The football team was predicted to win the Mid-American Conference West Division from a coaches poll in the preseason, but Saturday's performance against the University of Iowa Hawkeyes may give fans second thoughts as to how good NIU Football really...

Football season ends on loss

By Ryan Ostry | November 27, 2017

DeKALB — It was a tale of two halves in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, resulting in a 31-24 loss for the Huskies against Central Michigan, putting them at an 8-4 record to finish the regular season.“It’s disappointing,” Head Coach Rod Carey said. “We...

Redshirt freshman quarterback Marcus Childers gets ready to throw in the Huskies 63-17 win Thursday against Ball State. Kickoff against Western Michigan is set for 6 p.m. Thursday at Huskie Stadium.

Huskies face pivotal conference matchup

By Ryan Ostry | November 14, 2017

Redshirt freshman quarterback Marcus Childers gets ready to throw in the Huskies' 63-17 win Thursday against Ball State. Kickoff against Western Michigan is set for 6 p.m. Thursday at Huskie Stadium.

Huskies fly past Cardinals

By Ryan Ostry | November 9, 2017

On a frigid fall night in DeKalb, only one team came to play as the Huskies defeated the Ball State University Cardinals by a score of 63-17.“I thought all three phases [of the game] were executed at a high level for the majority of the game, “ Head...

Santacaterina, Huskies get first win

By Ryan Ostry | September 11, 2017

The first win of the season for the Huskies came with an offensive output of 506 yards, led by redshirt sophomore quarterback Daniel Santacaterina. The Huskies won wire-to-wire against the Eastern Illinois University Panthers 38-10 Saturday.“I’m extremely...