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...
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 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...
Is the NIU football team just treading water or are the Huskies on the verge of bowing out this season? After dropping their opener to Iowa State and barely beating North Dakota, the MAC West favorite Huskies have had their share of problems so far. The...
Illinois-LB Martez Wilson To say expectations were high for Martez Wilson when he arrived at Illinois in 2007 would be a major understatement. The junior middle linebacker received every recruit accolade coming out Simeon High School, including a rank...
Offense Quarterback: The quarterback touches the ball on every snap, but that's not the only reason Illini signal-caller Nathan Scheelhaase will be who NIU focuses on on Saturday. A threat to both run and throw the ball, Scheelhaase is coming off a 14-for-18,...
Xavier Silas didn't waste a second of his summer. Instead of enjoying his free time off from school and the basketball team, the Huskies' guard/forward kept himself busy by traveling and working on his game with many basketball minds. Silas first traveled...
Sioux head coach Chris Mussman still believes his football team can improve from its 6-5 2009 campaign. But if North Dakota wants to win more games, quarterback Jake Landry will have to make strides in what separates successful quarterbacks from the rest...
NIU: Even though Tom Herman, Iowa State offensive coordinator, won't see NIU safety Tracy Wilson play until Thursday night, he already knows the junior's presence within the Huskies' defensive huddle. "You can tell that he's kind of a field general out...
Offense Quarterbacks: If someone touches the ball on every play, you want them to be good at what they do. NIU head coach Jerry Kill calls Iowa State signal-caller Austen Arnaud "a great player." After throwing for 2,015 yards and 14 touchdowns last season,...
Mauvolyene Adams decided to start playing basketball when she was 6 years old. Fast forward many years later, the NIU women's basketball forward has made the difficult choice to close the book on her athletic career and the game she fell in love with...
Trust is the foundation of every relationship. Whether it's with someone new or a long-time friend, without that human assurance any bond will certainly fail. NIU women's point guard Marke Freeman and her fellow Huskie teammates don't know much about...
