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Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

Football shows balanced attack

Football shows balanced attack

By Matt Hopkinson | September 11, 2012

Last week, I opined that NIU’s offensive playcalling and playmaking abilities were one-dimensional. This week, it seemed anything but. In the match-up with Iowa, NIU did all they could to nearly pull off a victory, despite only having 55 yards passing....

NIU wins its first home game of the season

NIU wins its first home game of the season

By Matt Hopkinson | September 9, 2012

NIU football’s home opener was a game of many firsts. It was the first home game, the first victory of the season, and it saw a plethora of personal firsts for many Huskies. Behind junior quarterback’s Jordan Lynch’s stalwart effort, NIU (1-1) routed...

NIU’s offense not one-dimensional

By Matt Hopkinson | September 9, 2012

Last week, I opined that NIU’s offensive playcalling and playmaking abilities were one-dimensional. This week, it seemed anything but. In the match-up with Iowa, NIU did all they could to nearly pull off a victory, despite only having 55 yards passing....

Huskie football: key players for Tennessee-Martin

By Matt Hopkinson | September 5, 2012

In the upcoming game against Tennessee-Martin, NIU football will be eager to get on the field to rebound after its loss last week. For NIU to be able to come up with a victory, it will obviously need to be a team effort all around. However, there will...

Football ready for Tennessee-Martin

By Matt Hopkinson | September 5, 2012

NIU football will play their first home game Saturday, and the team will attempt to put their previous game behind them and start fresh. NIU (0-1) will play at home against Tennessee-Martin (1-0) in the first ever meeting between the two teams. NIU head...

Huskies secondary will be important in next game

By Brian Thomas | September 5, 2012

Although the Huskies’s defensive line was the headliner last week, the Huskies secondary will be the key in the game against Tennessee-Martin. The defensive line recorded six sacks against Iowa, which leads the NCAA in sacks, but the secondary played...

The ‘hangover effect’

By Matt Hopkinson | September 4, 2012

A common belief in sports is that once a team wins a championship, there is this mysterious hangover effect that prevents them from being good again next season. As of now, there is no known cure for said hangover. Perhaps it’s a real thing, perhaps...

Stevenson hopes to be focal point of Huskies attack

By Jacob Onak | September 4, 2012

From Falkirk, Scotland, to DeKalb, junior striker James Stevenson looks to become a focal point of the Huskies attack. Coming off of a six goal, 15-point season in 2011, Stevenson has become one of the most dangerous players on offense this season. Although...

Huskies drop season opener to Hawkeyes

By Matt Hopkinson | September 1, 2012

For NIU football, the first home game was a story of two halves, or, more realistically, three and a half quarters. The Huskies (0-1) suffered a heartbreaking defeat at the hands of Iowa (1-0) by a score of 18-17, in the season opener at Soldier Field...

Roger that, Mr. Goodell

By Jimmy Johnson | March 21, 2012

The game of football cannot be altered. It features grown men using their bodies as human wrecking balls. Year after year, the players get stronger, faster and the overall pace of the game increases. Within the past month, the NFL took an ugly turn with...

Research Rookies seek to understand perspectives on football games

Research Rookies seek to understand perspectives on football games

By Lauren Dielman | February 14, 2012

The NIU Athletics Department will gain a better understanding of students' perspectives surrounding football games thanks to Ben Clark, freshman business administration major, and Timothy Aurand, professor of marketing.Clark and Aurand, his mentor in...

P.J. Fleck resigns from offensive coordinator position

By Northern Star Staff | February 3, 2012

UPDATE: P.J. Fleck resigned from his position as NIU football's offensive coordinator, head coach Dave Doeren announced Friday.   While one two-time former NIU football offensive coordinator departs, another former Huskies coach comes in to replace him.Huskies'...

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