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Breaking Down Ball State

By Brian Earle | November 12, 2013

Football (9-0, 5-0 MAC) and Ball State (9-1, 6-0 MAC) are set for what could be the best game in the MAC this season. There is a lot at stake for both teams as the winner of this game will likely find themselves representing the MAC West in the MAC Championship...

Freshman linebacker Jamaal Payton (33) takes down the Eagles' ball carrier Saturday against Eastern Michigan.

Football set for Ball State test

By Frank Gogola | November 12, 2013

In what is dubbed by many the MAC game of the year, No. 15 football (9-0, 5-0 MAC) faces its toughest test this season when it hosts the Ball State Cardinals (9-1, 6-0 MAC) at 7 p.m. today at Huskie Stadium.The Huskies enter the heavyweight bout winners...

Jerseys to support military

By KeAndre Worthy | November 11, 2013

The football team will show its support for military veterans at Wednesday’s game against Ball State.Football players will wear patriotic jerseys during the game. Athletics will auction off the jerseys for charity, with proceeds going to Active Heroes.Active...

Football player charged with pot, put on suspension

By Northern Star Staff | November 11, 2013

A football player has been suspended after being charged with possessing pot.Angelo J. Sebastiano, 21, of Boca Raton, was charged with possession of cannabis 30 grams and under Wednesday.A NIU Athletics spokesperson said the redshirt sophomore has been...

Sycamore football advances in playoffs

By Lark Lewis | November 6, 2013

One high school’s playoff run is over while another’s is just beginning.Sycamore High School has gone 10-0 and will play Nazareth Academy Saturday in a round two playoff game. DeKalb High School had a 5-5 season and went into the first round of playoffs...

Fresno State BCS ranking doesn’t add up

By Brian Earle | November 6, 2013

With five weeks left in the college football season, No. 18 NIU football trails the No. 16 Fresno State Bulldogs in the BCS Standings by two spots.Ever since the original BCS Standings came out back in week nine of the season, I have been trying to figure...

Football’s offense will be tested in final weeks

By Frank Gogola | November 5, 2013

Despite No. 18 football (9-0, 5-0 MAC) blowing out its last two opponents, it won’t continue steamrolling whomever’s in its path.The Huskies defeated their last two opponents — the Eastern Michigan Eagles (1-8, 0-5 MAC) and the Massachusetts Minutemen...

Freshman linebacker Jamaal Payton (33) takes down the Eagles' ball carrier Saturday against Eastern Michigan.

Football’s fall in BCS rankings not all bad

By Frank Gogola | November 5, 2013

Although it may sound strange, NIU fans should not be that upset the Huskies (9-0, 5-0 MAC) fell to No. 18 (.3169) in the latest BCS standings.In Week Three of the BCS standings, the Huskies came in at No. 20 (.2770) in the Harris Poll, No. 20 (.2639)...

Sophomore Desroy Maxwell (37) carries the ball down field during Saturday's game against Massachusetts. NIU won 63-19.

Football dominates UMass

By Frank Gogola | November 3, 2013

Football (9-0, 5-0 MAC) scored at will Saturday as it flattened the Massachusetts Minutemen (1-8, 1-4 MAC), 63-19, at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass.The Huskies’ ninth victory of the season extended their road winning streak to 14 games, their regular-season...

Lynch leading by example for football

By Brian Earle | November 3, 2013

Week in and week out redshirt senior quarterback Jordan Lynch seems to set a new record or a new career high.It was no different for Lynch in the Huskies’ Saturday 63-19 thrashing over Massachusetts in Foxboro. Two weeks after setting an NCAA record...

Breaking Down Massachusetts

By Frank Gogola | October 30, 2013

After posting a season-high 59 points against the Eastern Michigan Eagles (1-7, 0-4 MAC), football (8-0, 4-0 MAC) travels to Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass., to square off against the Massachusetts Minutemen (1-7, 1-3 MAC) 11 a.m. Saturday. The last...

Heisman talks well deserved for Lynch

By Brian Earle | October 28, 2013

The Heisman talks for redshirt senior quarterback Jordan Lynch are hotter than ever following his dominating, record-setting performances in his last two games.Two weeks ago against Central Michigan in Mount Pleasant, Lynch set the NCCA record for the...