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NFL vets visit for pro football clinic

By Northern Star Staff | April 16, 2014

Athletics will hold the second annual X’s and O’s with the Pros Men’s Football Clinic 5 to 9 p.m. Friday in the Jeffrey and Kimberly Yordon Center.Headlining the list of pros for the 2014 event is former Chicago Bears running back Garrett Wolfe;...

Quarterback Jordan Lynch scans and prepares to launch the ball downfield during Saturdays game against Central Michigan.

Lynch breaks NCAA rushing record

By Brian Earle | October 21, 2013

In the history of NCAA football, no quarterback has accomplished what redshirt senior quarterback Jordan Lynch did Saturday: setting the NCAA record for most rushing yards by a quarterback in a game.In the Huskies’ 38-17 victory over Central Michigan,...

Lynch garners MAC’s highest award

By Matt Hopkinson | November 28, 2012

The season opened ominously for junior quarterback Jordan Lynch. He only managed 173 yards rushing and passing combined, was sacked twice and fumbled once in a loss to Iowa. Since that game at Soldier Field, Lynch has set the college football record for...

Lynch set to be top dog in NIU record books

By Brian Thomas | October 31, 2012

Former NIU quarterback Chandler Harnish’s historic performance last season was one that people would not soon forget. However, quarterback Jordan Lynch is doing his best to wipe Harnish’s season from everyone’s memory, putting up impressive numbers...

Wolfe not guaranteed a spot in NFL

By Tony Osborne | June 16, 2011

As we move into the beginning of summer, the NFL lockout continues to loom over the heads of coaches, fans and players alike.Even NFL veterans are showing the displeasure around the league with the continuous staring contest between players and management.Baltimore...

Running back from the law

By Tony Osborne | June 10, 2011

DeKalb| As we move into the beginning of summer, the NFL lockout continues to loom in the heads of coaches, fans and players alike. Even current NFL veterans are showing the displeasure around the league with the continuous staring contest between players...

Former NIU running back Garrett Wolfe (center) poses for a photo while on the field during NIUs victory over Toledo on Tuesday evening.

NIU Alumnus Garrett Wolfe returns to Huskie Stadium

By Jerry Burnes | November 10, 2010

If NIU battling Toledo with MAC Championship implications wasn't enough of a throwback for Huskie fans, seeing former running back Garrett Wolfe on the sidelines must have maxed out the nostalgia meter. Wolfe, currently a running back for the Chicago...

Rushing yards propelled Huskies to win

By Chris Dertz | September 26, 2010

MINNEAPOLIS | There is an identity to Big Ten football that calls for smash mouth running and solid defense. NIU’s running backs were completely ineffective last week against Illinois, but had a sensational bounce-back game Saturday night in a 34-23...