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Field position set up NIU for the win

By Chris Dertz | October 17, 2010

DeKALB | It’s easy to score points when you start on your opponent’s side of the 50-yard line. Thanks to a combination of solid defense and poor special teams play by Buffalo, the Huskies were able to start in Bulls territory six times in their 45-14...

NIU quarterback Chandler Harnish rushes for a touchdown in Saturday's win over Buffalo.

Huskies bully the Bulls

By Jimmy Johnson | October 16, 2010

NIU faithful went home happy with a homecoming victory over Buffalo Saturday, 45-14. The score wasn't a true testament of how oddly the game played out though. The first half between the Huskies (5-2 overall, 3-0 MAC) and Bulls (2-3, 1-1) was close for...

NIU wide receiver Landon Cox makes a catch in NIU's win over Temple Saturday.

Huskies ground Owls

By Jerry Burnes | October 10, 2010

Part one of the Saturday showdowns in DeKalb went to the NIU football team, defeating Temple 31-17 at Huskie Stadium. Billed as a battle between the top two teams in the Mid-American Conference, NIU (4-2 overall, 2-0 MAC) went down early after a Chad...

NIU running back Chad Spann evades Minnesota defenders in the Huskie's 34-23 victory.

Running back combos set stage for MAC battle

By Chris Dertz | October 7, 2010

The Huskies know they have an important game this weekend. Starting quarterback Chandler Harnish said as much, calling Saturday's matchup against Temple a game between what he feels are the two best teams in the MAC. "I think it's huge to have that homefield...

NIU running back Chad Spann ran for 125 yards and two touchdowns against Akron last season.

NIU football team prepares for MAC opener

By Chris Dertz | September 30, 2010

And with this, the real season begins. After taking down Minnesota, NIU football will play its fourth game on the road, travelling to Akron, Ohio to open up its MAC slate against the Zips. The Huskies (2-2) are coming off their best game of the season,...

NIU’s special teams requires improvement

By Chris Dertz | September 26, 2010

Minneapolis | Jerry Kill always put a huge emphasis on the performance of his special teams unit. The head coach hasn’t had a lot to be pleased with when it comes to special teams up to this point in the season, but he always made an effort to reiterate...

The results of beating Minnesota

By Chris Dertz | September 26, 2010

DeKALB | “It was our day today.” Those were the final words out of Jerry Kill’s mouth after Saturday night’s 34-23 win over Minnesota. But the NIU head coach dispelled any delusions of grandeur, spouting allthe coach speak you’d expect: Any...

Minnesota falls to NIU’s running game

By Jimmy Johnson | September 26, 2010

MINNEAPOLIS | When NIU  fell to Minnesota two seasons ago, a new chapter of Huskie football began. Head coach Jerry Kill and quarterback Chandler Harnish were making their NIU debuts. But Saturday night wasn’t a rerun of that 2008 match up as the Huskies...

Breaking down the Golden Gophers

By Jimmy Johnson | September 22, 2010

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...

NIU kicker Mike Cklamovski appears to have edge to start Saturday in Minnesota.

NIU kicking game struggles

By Jimmy Johnson | September 22, 2010

NIU head coach Jerry Kill joked earlier this season that even he could line up and connect on a field goal attempt from a respectable distance. Yet, the kicking woes that the Huskies have endured are certainly no laughing matter. "We've struggled to put...

NIU football head coach Jerry Kill talks to another coach during the season opener against Iowa State Sept. 2.

Kill discusses hospitalization

By Jerry Burnes | September 21, 2010

 NIU head football coach Jerry Kill ended the speculation and questions during Tuesday’s weekly press conference by detailing his health and hospitalization, which caused him to miss a week of practice leading up to the Illinois game last weekend....

Kill made right call on two-point conversion

By Chris Dertz | September 19, 2010

CHAMPAIGN | After the NIU football team had scored what seemed to be a game-tying touchdown against Illinois this weekend, the Huskies fell to a two-point conversion gone awry. The Huskies lined up with one down lineman, quarterback Chandler Harnish directly...