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NIU redshirt junior defensive tackle Skyler Gill-Howard (0) celebrates after the NIU defense forced the University of Notre Dame to punt in the third quarter of the Sept. 7 game at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana. Sports Reporter Skyler Kisellus believes Gill-Howard is NIU football's most valuable defensive player at the halfway point of the 2024 season. (Northern Star File Photo)

COLUMN: NIU football midseason awards 2024

By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter | October 14, 2024

At the halfway mark of NIU’s 2024 season, the 4-2 Huskies are riding high after a statement win against Bowling Green State University. But picking favorites isn’t easy for one of the deepest teams NIU has fielded under head coach Thomas Hammock. The...