Despite improving to 2-0 on the season, the Huskies find themselves unranked and have no one to blame but themselves.Well, technically, the voters are to blame for not voting the Huskies into The Associated Press Top 25, but the Huskies gave them good...

DeKalb | The Huskies are taking their talents out west – way out west.Following their bye week, the Huskies (1-0) will square off with the Idaho Vandals (0-2) Saturday at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho.Located more than 1,700 miles from Huskie Stadium,...

Brian Earle: We learned a number of things about football from its season-opening victory over Iowa. The offense seems to have picked up right where it left off, despite missing a few key players from last season. Quarterback Jordan Lynch looks better...

DeKalb | Don’t rush to assume redshirt senior quarterback Jordan Lynch will be the Huskies’ (1-0) leading rusher every game.In the season opener against the Iowa Hawkeyes (0-1), Lynch rushed the ball a team-high 22 times for team-leading 56 yards.Compared...

DeKalb | “Defense wins championships” is a common phrase in football, and the NIU defense is taking the phrase pretty seriously.The Huskies’ defense forced three turnovers, and the offense turned those turnovers into points — three field goals,...

After a seemingly improbable comeback victory over the Iowa Hawkeyes (0-1), the NIU Huskies (1-0) will be off this weekend, hoping to recover and improve.The Huskies defeated the Hawkeyes 30-27 Saturday, scoring 10 unanswered points to complete the comeback...

With less than seven minutes remaining in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s game, NIU was trailing the Iowa Hawkeyes (0-1) by seven points and it appeared all hope was lost.The Huskies refused to fold in the raucous environment of Kinnick Stadium and...

While then-redshirt junior quarterback Jordan Lynch shouldered the majority of the running load last season, the NIU Huskies will go with a running-back-by-committee system this season that could wreak havoc.The running back committee will feature redshirt...

Sun Life Stadium is nearly 1,500 miles away from Huskie Stadium, but the NIU Orange Bowl performance is a million miles away in the minds of the football players.Trailing 17-10 heading into the fourth quarter of the 2013 Discover Orange Bowl game, the...