Football may find itself in the midst of a trap game when Eastern Illinois comes into Huskie Stadium this Saturday.The Panthers (3-0) are out of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) of the Ohio Valley Conference and are not a team to be taken lightly...

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,...

While the offense gets the credit for NIU football’s success game after game, the team’s defense had just as much to do with its 37-7 victory over Akron on Saturday. One phase of the Huskies’ defense really stood out against the Zips: their run...

When Jay Niemann met with the NIU defensive backs one on one for the first time, he thought of a good way to break the ice with his new players."Frankly, we hadn't spent much time around the players," Niemann said. "There were a lot guys I didn't know...