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Football shows balanced attack

Football shows balanced attack

By Matt Hopkinson | September 11, 2012

Last week, I opined that NIU’s offensive playcalling and playmaking abilities were one-dimensional. This week, it seemed anything but. In the match-up with Iowa, NIU did all they could to nearly pull off a victory, despite only having 55 yards passing....

Football find number one tail back in Leighton Settle

By Brian Thomas | September 10, 2012

Going into this season, a shroud of questions surrounded the NIU football team. How would Jordan Lynch respond to being the starting quarterback? How effective could the inexperienced offensive line be? Those questions have quickly been answered and put...

NIU wins its first home game of the season

NIU wins its first home game of the season

By Matt Hopkinson | September 9, 2012

NIU football’s home opener was a game of many firsts. It was the first home game, the first victory of the season, and it saw a plethora of personal firsts for many Huskies. Behind junior quarterback’s Jordan Lynch’s stalwart effort, NIU (1-1) routed...

NIU’s offense not one-dimensional

By Matt Hopkinson | September 9, 2012

Last week, I opined that NIU’s offensive playcalling and playmaking abilities were one-dimensional. This week, it seemed anything but. In the match-up with Iowa, NIU did all they could to nearly pull off a victory, despite only having 55 yards passing....

Huskie football: key players for Tennessee-Martin

By Matt Hopkinson | September 5, 2012

In the upcoming game against Tennessee-Martin, NIU football will be eager to get on the field to rebound after its loss last week. For NIU to be able to come up with a victory, it will obviously need to be a team effort all around. However, there will...

Football ready for Tennessee-Martin

By Matt Hopkinson | September 5, 2012

NIU football will play their first home game Saturday, and the team will attempt to put their previous game behind them and start fresh. NIU (0-1) will play at home against Tennessee-Martin (1-0) in the first ever meeting between the two teams. NIU head...

Huskies feature running offense

By Matt Hopkinson | September 4, 2012

DeKalb | The key to finding success in any avenue of life is having the ability to be flexible and adapt to new situations. This is especially true in sports, as coaches and players will see patterns and habits developing not only over the course of a...

Huskies drop season opener to Hawkeyes

By Matt Hopkinson | September 1, 2012

For NIU football, the first home game was a story of two halves, or, more realistically, three and a half quarters. The Huskies (0-1) suffered a heartbreaking defeat at the hands of Iowa (1-0) by a score of 18-17, in the season opener at Soldier Field...

Offensive Breakdown Football

By Matt Hopkinson | August 30, 2012

For the NIU football team, the offensive side of the ball has a lot to live up to from last season. The Huskies will feature a whole new offensive line, as well as a new man voicing the huddle in redshirt junior Jordan Lynch. Lynch will take the reigns...

Lynch, Red team shine at spring football exhibition

By Jimmy Johnson | April 22, 2012

NIU football coach Dave Doeren said he wanted to see his starting offense jump to a fast start, and that’s exactly how the unit played Saturday during the controlled spring exhibition. Huskies quarterback Jordan Lynch guided the Red team offense two...

Jordan Lynch runs with the ol' pigskin at a spring practice for the NIU football team in Huskie Stadium Monday afternoon.

No more waiting for Lynch

By Jimmy Johnson | April 16, 2012

With wide receivers Perez Ashford, Martel Moore and left guard Logan Pegram returning, NIU football’s offense will feature plenty of new faces next season. However, there’s a face that should jog memories of a player who received modest playing time,...

Lynch, offensive line, Butler, Clark will have spotlight during spring practices

By Jimmy Johnson | March 27, 2012

Spring isn’t just the time of the year to enjoy weddings and bunnies: it’s football time. NIU football will officially begin its spring practices today. Fresh off their first MAC Championship in 28 years, coach Dave Doeren and the Huskies are back...