By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| October 19, 2024
DeKALB – On the eve of the 117th Homecoming Football game, former NIU men’s track and field star Matt Byrnes stood at the podium. Still wearing the same handlebar mustache he rocked in his athletic hayday in the 1970s, Byrnes regaled the audience...
NIU Athletics will host a public celebration of its 2024 Hall of Fame class on Friday in the Duke Ellington Ballroom at the Holmes Student Center.
Among the seven inductees is former NIU quarterback Jordan Lynch, who finished third in Heisman Trophy...
DeKALB – One decade after finishing his storied playing career, former NIU quarterback Jordan Lynch will be inducted into the NIU Athletics Hall of Fame and the MAC Hall of Fame this year, the institutions announced Friday.
Once an All-American and...
The first time the NIU football team played Florida State was in the 2013 Orange Bowl, thanks in part to quarterback Jordan Lynch. Following a playing career that took him from quarterback to running back, Chicago to Edmonton, Lynch has started coaching...
DeKALB — Jordan Lynch, former Huskie quarterback and Heisman Trophy finalist, is returning to his alma mater.Lynch will take over as the running backs coach, Head Coach Rod Carey announced today, according to a March 8 media release.Lynch said he didn’t...
NIU quarterback rushes 125 yardsDeKALB | Senior wide receiver Aregeros Turner returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown, and the Huskies never looked back in a 44-7 victory over University at Buffalo in the 110th homecoming game at Huskie Stadium.“I...
Junior quarterback Drew Hare has made strides since becoming a full-time starter in 2014. He proved putting him on the field was a good decision by throwing 18 touchdowns and just two interceptions in his first year as a starter. He also threw for more...
Storied football programs will forever hold their places in history, and NIU is no different.From the days of the undefeated 1963 team, to the 1983 hall of fame team who got NIU its first bowl win as a major college, the Huskies have always managed to...
When 2013 Heisman finalist Jordan Lynch left NIU after the 2013-14 season, he not only left very big shoes to fill, but he left a legacy that can be extremely tough to replace.Huskie fans will forever remember the immaculate run from Lynch, the former...
Running routes is what Da’Ron Brown’s all about.Brown, former Huskies wide receiver, ran routes and did position drills during NIU’s Pro Day on Friday at the Chessick Practice Center.“I’m pretty sure they [the scouts] would say I probably have...
1. Jordan Lynch signs with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League.2. Obama calls upon Congress, states and cities to create paid leave measures for millions of workers.3. Free climbers Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson complete a 19-day...
After calling himself a NIU Huskie and a Chicago Bear — albeit briefly — quarterback Jordan Lynch can now call himself an Edmonton Eskimo.Lynch signed a three-year contract with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League on Wednesday. He...
