As if NIU football didn’t have enough streaks active at once, it will put its modest five-game road winning streak on the line as is faces Akron Saturday. Winners of their last six consecutive games and their last 11 MAC games, the Huskies (6-1, 3-0...

In the NFL, the middle-linebacker is generally the focal point of a good linebacking core. While NIU has capable players at the linebacker position, the names that usually get more attention are the outside-linebackers, seniors Jamaal Bass and Tyrone...

Quarterback: Senior Dalton Williams has quietly been putting up numbers for a dead-last Akron Zips football program. The Stephen F. Austin University transfer has amassed over 2,000 yards through the air already this season, and has thrown for 19 touchdowns....

NIU football’s aggressive style of play paid off in a big way in its 45-3 victory over Buffalo Saturday. On five occasions when the Huskies were not able to convert on third down, they decided to forgo a field goal or punt and go for it on fourth down....

On a rainy and foggy Saturday afternoon in front of a sparse Homecoming crowd, NIU football continued its dominance at home and in the MAC. NIU (6-1, 3-0 MAC) overpowered the Buffalo Bulls (1-5, 0-2 MAC), 45-3, posting their lowest opponent point total...

While in my opinion NIU’s offense is the main contributing factor to its success, the defense made quite the showing against Buffalo. Not only the statistics and on field play, but what really stood out in this game was the depth possessed by the defensive...

In the upcoming football game with Buffalo, NIU will have to stop Buffalo’s ground game if it wants to have a shot at winning. The Bulls (1-4, 0-2 MAC) come into this matchup as a run-first offense, as they have totaled 1,127 yards on the ground in...

In his first year with the NIU football team, Rod Carey is currently busy with the football team's annual slate of spring practices. Carey took some time out recently after a practice to discuss the challenges and unique nature of the practices. Northern...

Offense Quarterback: Senior signal caller Adam Weber has played every snap in all of the Golden Gopher's three games, completing close to 60 percent of his passes with five scores through the air. The 6'3" quarterback had success in Minnesota's 31-27...

With expectations for NIU football high this season, much of the anticipation is due to the strength of its defense. Redshirt senior linebacker Alex Kube figures to be one of the leaders for a unit that held opponents under 14 points on five occasions...