Tuesday was pretty hectic for Jamison Wells. The sophomore was at Huskie Stadium from 7:15-9:30 a.m. participating in the NIU football team's first spring practice. It was the practice-squad wide receiver's first chance to work on the field with new...
Deain, Smith signed by Slammers Former NIU pitchers Andy Deain and Brian Smith have been signed by the Joliet Slammers of the Frontier League. Deain had 23 career saves with the Huskies, which ranks him second in program history and eighth all-time in...
Seven home games highlight the 2011 NIU football schedule released by NIU and the MAC on Monday afternoon.Army will travel to DeKalb for the first time to open the season. The Huskies lost the only meeting between the two teams in 1992.NIU travels to...
Volleyball assistant honored with award NIU volleyball assistant coach Coley Pawlikowski is being recognized for her work with the team. Pawlikowski was one as one of the up-and-coming assistant coaches that was named by the American Volleyball Coaches...
Rod Carey may as well be known as the "Midwest Express."The new offensive line coach for NIU has made stops in various states in America's heartland. Carey has coached in the Midwest throughout his 13-year collegiate coaching career, including stops at...
DeKALB | Social media forums like Facebook and Twitter have revolutionized the way college students make fools of themselves. Tweet-induced insanity has made it difficult to believe there are people out there that actually care about what they put on...
Toledo: Head coach Tim Beckman's 2011 recruiting class has a clear emphasis on the passing game. Beckman signed four receivers, two of which are considered three-star recruits by Scouts.com. 6'4" wide outs Justin Olack and Alonzo Russell are considered...
Even in a world of 24/7 media scrutiny, DeMarcus Grady managed to keep a secret from NIU football fans. Basketball is the only game Grady truly wanted to play in college. The redshirt junior found himself playing football, however, after a series of...
When Jay Niemann met with the NIU defensive backs one on one for the first time, he thought of a good way to break the ice with his new players."Frankly, we hadn't spent much time around the players," Niemann said. "There were a lot guys I didn't know...
Even while he was at Indiana for seven seasons, Matt Canada and his family always kept tabs on NIU football. It wouldn't be a stretch to say that the Huskies are a second family to NIU football's new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. "Certainly...
Andrew Singer: Dave Doeren is good for NIU football. The man comes from a Big Ten program in Wisconsin, and has shown throughout his career that he is ready for this opportunity. Just seeing how many recruits that he swayed from the football powerhouse...
Luzzi signs seven to soccer class of 2011 "Chicago Sun-Times'" player of the year Paul Hogan highlights a seven-player recruiting class for the NIU men's soccer team. NIU head coach Eric Luzzi announced the signings last Friday. Hogan scored 26 goals...
