The Bowling Green Falcons’ offense has a different look and feel from last year’s team, which upset football in the MAC title game. But, they’re still capable of giving NIU’s defense fits.The Huskies (10-2, 7-1) duel with the Falcons (7-5, 5-3...
Offensive coordinator Bob Cole breaks down how the Huskies’ offense matches up against the Bowling Green Falcons’ defense.NIU receivers vs. BG secondary“That’s going to be a good matchup in the game. There’ll be times where they might have the...
Football’s struggles against last season’s Dino Babers-coached Eastern Illinois Panthers should help this year’s squad be better prepared for the fast-paced offense it’ll face against the Bowling Green Falcons in the Marathon MAC Championship...
Junior strong safety Marlon Moore will be suspended from the first half of Saturday’s football game for violation of the MAC’s sportsmanship conduct policy, according to a MAC news release.Moore is one of three MAC players to be suspended for the...
Drew Hare’s stranglehold on the starting quarterback position just got quite a bit tighter.Redshirt junior Matt McIntosh, who had started the Huskies’ first two games at quarterback before suffering a lower body injury, has been converted to safety,...
Attempting to replace a playmaker like strong safety Jimmie Ward is a tall task, but the Huskies have redshirt senior free safety Dechane Durante and junior strong safety Marlon Moore to help fill the void.The Huskies lost Ward, who was selected 30th...
With football’s fall camp in full swing, things are beginning to heat up on the practice field.While no quarterback has emerged in the race to replace Jordan Lynch, a number of players, including Tyler Loos, Rasheen Lemon and Jamaal Bass, are making...
Football’s 2013 season went from a potentially historic one to one that ended in devastating fashion.After plowing through their first 12 games unscathed, the Huskies blew their chance to become the fourth non-AQ school to play in multiple BCS bowl...
Senior safety Jimmie Ward is Sports’ No. 2 Athlete of 2013-2014, having put together one of the best seasons among all defensive backs in the country.Ward finished as a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award, which is given annually to the nation’s...
Football wants to build a defensive line so good it’s “bad.”The Huskies lost their entire starting front four — Ken Bishop, George Rainey, Joe Windsor and Anthony Wells. They also lost Stephen O’Neal, who played in 12 games and started one,...
Football (7-0, 3-0 MAC) has been known to get off to slow starts this season, but it has owned the remaining three quarters, especially the third.The Huskies trailed in the first half in six of their seven games this season, including a season-high 20-point...
It would take more than a broken index finger to sideline senior safety Jimmie Ward for the first three football games this season.In order to play, NIU’s leading tackler from 2012 had to put his left hand in a hard cast. While the cast might have caused...
