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Redshirt sophomore quarterback Drew Hare (12) scans the field before delivering a pass during the team's September game against the Arkansas Razorbacks in Fayetteville, Ark. The Huskies have a bye week after the 52-14 loss to the Razorbacks, and the players and coaches aren’t getting too far away from the game of football.

Football finds little rest in bye week

By Frank Gogola | September 24, 2014

Football’s Rod Carey will not be on the sidelines coaching this weekend.The coaching staff will be on the road watching high school football games during the Huskies’ bye week this weekend. NIU returns to action against the Kent State Golden Flashes...

Softball opens home portion of fall slate with 2 doubleheaders

By Frank Gogola | September 24, 2014

Softball hopes to make some progress in finding replacements for the three starting seniors who graduated after the 2014 season when the team plays a quartet of home games this weekend.The Huskies (1-0) will take on the Heartland Community College Hawks...

Senior Tommylee Lewis returns a kickoff against the Purdue Boilermakers Sept. 28 in West Lafayette, Ind. Lewis, who has returned four kickoffs for touchdowns in his three years at NIU, should play a vital role for the Huskies in the return game against Presbyterian.

Football’s Lewis injured, out for rest of season

By Frank Gogola | September 24, 2014

Football will be without the services of Tommylee Lewis, senior wide receiver and return specialist, for the rest of the 2014 season due to a lower body injury, according to a news release.Lewis, who was wearing a walking boot on his left foot at practice...

5 minutes with… Craig Harmon

By Frank Gogola | September 22, 2014

Craig Harmon, tight ends and fullbacks coach, is back with the Huskies after nearly a decade away from the programAs a walk-on at NIU in 1998, Harmon was tabbed as the Huskies’ starting quarterback as a true freshman in the fourth game of the season...

Southeastern Conference simply the best

By Frank Gogola | September 22, 2014

Saturday’s football game only helped to hammer home the point that the SEC is the premier college football conference in the land.The Huskies (3-1) went into Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Ark., with hopes of being the first MAC...

Sophomore wide receiver Aregeros Turner (22) runs down the field against the Arkansas Razorbacks Saturday at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Ark. Turner scored the first NIU touchdown, which didn’t come until there was 3:29 remaining in the first half, when the Huskies were already trailing 21-0.

Slow start dooms football at Arkansas

By Frank Gogola | September 21, 2014

If football was going to go to Fayetteville, Ark., and beat the Arkansas Razorbacks (3-1) it needed to not only play a perfect game — it also needed a bit of luck.Instead, the Huskies (3-1) immediately dug themselves into a hole they had no chance climbing...

Rapid Reaction: Arkansas 52, NIU 14

By Frank Gogola | September 20, 2014

What happened: The Huskies (3-1) lost to the Arkansas Razorbacks (3-1), 52-14, Saturday at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Ark.How it happened: Arkansas’ Korliss Marshall returned the opening kickoff 97 yards, and the Huskies fell...

Redshirt junior linebacker Rasheen Lemon (9) exits Ryan Field in Evanston after NIU’s victory over Northwestern Sept. 6. Lemon, who played only two games last season before being suspended because of an academic issue, picked up MAC West Division Player of the Week honors for his performance against Northwestern, recording nine tackles and two sacks.

Huskies have much to lose in Arkansas match

By Frank Gogola | September 18, 2014

Football will attempt to become the first MAC team since 2004 to beat an SEC team, potentially adding to its accomplishments of first MAC team to play in a BCS bowl and first MAC team to beat two Big Ten teams in the regular season.The Huskies (3-0) take...

Breaking Down the Razorbacks

By Frank Gogola | September 17, 2014

Football (3-0) is seeking to close non-conference play with an unblemished record for the second straight year. The Huskies take on the Arkansas Razorbacks (2-1) 6 p.m. Saturday at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Ark. Sports Editor...

Stingily hits ground running

By Frank Gogola | September 16, 2014

Redshirt senior tailback Cameron Stingily wasn’t expected to play against Northwestern or Nevada-Las Vegas. He did play, and he made sure his impact was felt.Stingily suffered an undisclosed injury prior to fall camp, and head coach Rod Carey said he...

Redshirt junior linebacker Rasheen Lemon (9) exits Ryan Field in Evanston after NIU’s victory over Northwestern Sept. 6. Lemon, who played only two games last season before being suspended because of an academic issue, picked up MAC West Division Player of the Week honors for his performance against Northwestern, recording nine tackles and two sacks.

Lemon rock solid in return to field

By Frank Gogola | September 15, 2014

Rasheen “Rock” Lemon, redshirt junior outside linebacker, learned the hard way that being a student-athlete meant taking care of business in the classroom so he could take to the field.Lemon was suspended indefinitely last season after two games because...

Redshirt sophomore quarterback Drew Hare throws the ball during Saturday’s 48-34 victory over the Nevada-Las Vegas Rebels at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas. Hare went 18-of-28 for 285 yards and three touchdowns through the air and carried the ball 14 times for 74 yards and one touchdown.

Football suppresses Rebels’ comeback attempt

By Frank Gogola | September 14, 2014

Football scored the game’s final two touchdowns en route to its third win in as many games this season.The Huskies (2-0) beat the Nevada-Las Vegas Rebels (1-2), 48-34, Saturday at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas. The win upped the Huskies’ all-time...