Football’s preparing for life without quarterback Jordan Lynch, safety Jimmie Ward and a number of other seniors who graduated.Head coach Rod Carey, athletic director Sean Frazier, redshirt senior running back Cameron Stingily, redshirt junior offensive...
Former NIU safety Jimmie Ward finally got his chance to show off his athleticism and speed.Ward was one of 12 players who participated at the NIU Pro Day Friday at the Chessick Practice Center. In attendance were coaches and scouts representing 30 of...
In football’s recruiting class, defense was the name of the game for the Huskies and head coach Rod Carey.NIU’s defense took a big hit losing safety Jimmie Ward along with three other defensive backs. The Huskies also lost defensive tackle Ken Bishop...
No. 23 football (12-2, 8-1 MAC) suffered its second loss of the season – and second loss in a row – as it fell, 21-14, to the Utah State Aggies (9-5, 7-2 MW) in the 2013 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl on Thursday at Qualcomm Stadium...
What was supposed to be the strength of football’s defense this season turned out to be its undoing in its 47-27 defeat against Bowling Green in the MAC Championship.All season long the Huskies played a bend: Don’t break defense. In this loss the...
No. 16 football (11-0, 7-0 MAC) is heading to the MAC Championship game for a fourth consecutive season.The Huskies captured their fourth straight MAC West title as they defeated the Toledo Rockets (7-4, 5-2 MAC) Wednesday at the Glass Bowl in Toledo,...
With the Eastern Michigan Eagles (1-6, 0-3 MAC) coming into town 2:30 p.m. Saturday, football (7-0, 3-0 MAC) has a good chance to dominate at home for the first time this season.The No. 18 Huskies have not played particularly well at home this season,...
Coach Rod Carey said the secondary was going to be the strength of the Huskies’ defense at the beginning of the 2013 footballseason.The Huskies’ secondary has struggled in some areas, to say the least. They have given up an average of 305 yards per...
In front of a capacity crowd at Huskie Stadium, No. 23 NIU football came away with a 27-20 victory in its Homecoming matchup with Akron on Saturday.The victory increased the Huskies’ (6-0, 2-0 MAC) home-game winning streak to 23, which is a new MAC...
The football team (5-0, 1-0 MAC) will go for a Homecoming hat trick 4 p.m. Saturday.The Huskies have already ruined Purdue’s and Kent State’s homecomings the past two weeks. This week they will look to win their own Homecoming game when they host...
DeKalb | Football (3-0) will have an opportunity to go 4-0 when it closes out its 2013 non-conference schedule against the Purdue Boilermakers (1-3) at 11 a.m. Saturday in West Lafayette, Ind.The Huskies will look to defeat two Big Ten teams in the same...
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...
