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Lynch faces stiffest odds to make an NFL roster

By Steve Shonder | July 20, 2014

With NFL training camps ready to get underway, four NIU alumni are hoping to make it through to the final 53-man roster in the NFL.Jordan Lynch, Jimmie Ward, Ken Bishop and Joe Windsor head into some tough position battles this week.Lynch faces the toughest...

Dallas Cowboys draft Ken Bishop in 7th round

By Frank Gogola | May 10, 2014

Former NIU Huskies defensive tackle Ken Bishop was draft 251st overall by the Dallas Cowboys in the seventh round of the 2014 NFL Draft May 10.At 6-foot, 301 pounds, Bishop is the second Huskie taken in the 2014 NFL Draft, joining strong safety Jimmie...

Former defensive tackle Ken Bishop tackles Akron Zips running back Jawon Chisholm Oct. 12 at Huskie Stadium. The Huskies lost their starting front four, and they have eight returning defensive linemen who saw playing time last season and six returning defensive linemen who didn’t play last season to fill the hole.

Defensive line undergoes revamp

By Frank Gogola | April 14, 2014

Football wants to build a defensive line so good it’s “bad.”The Huskies lost their entire starting front four — Ken Bishop, George Rainey, Joe Windsor and Anthony Wells. They also lost Stephen O’Neal, who played in 12 games and started one,...

Head coach Rod Carey talks about the Huskies beginning spring practice Tuesday at the Yordon Center. Carey said he is nowhere near ready to name a starting quarterback.

Football preps for fall

By Frank Gogola | March 18, 2014

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...

Huskies end season with loss at Poinsettia Bowl

By Frank Gogola | December 27, 2013

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...

Depth key factor in D-line success

By Frank Gogola | October 21, 2013

Football (7-0, 3-0 MAC) is so deep at the defensive line it’s scary — for opposing offenses.Through seven games this season the Huskies have 12 defensive linemen who have seen action. The Huskies have talent on the defensive line and they rotate players...

Football duo get MAC honors

By Northern Star Staff | September 16, 2013

Junior wide receiver Tommylee Lewis and senior defensive tackle Ken Bishop have been named MAC-West Players of the Week.Lewis had nine catches for 56 yards and had 104 rushing yards on four carries during NIU’s win against Idaho.Bishop was part of the...

Redshirt junior Cameron Stingily makes a leaping play Saturday against Idaho.

Football answers to ‘adversity’ in game

By Frank Gogola | September 15, 2013

Going into Moscow, Idaho, as heavy favorites, NIU football (2-0) used a second-half rally to escape with a victory over the Idaho Vandals (0-3).After falling behind 28-14 with 9:35 to play in the second half, the Huskies outscored the Vandals 31-7 to...

NIU outlasts Kent State, wins second consecutive MAC Championship

By Matt Hopkinson | December 2, 2012

NIU claimed its second MAC Championship title in as many years when it defeated Kent State in Detroit on Friday. The Huskies (12-1 9-0 MAC) and the Golden Flashes (11-2, 8-1 MAC) battled it out and needed double-overtime to decide the outcome, as the...

Ken Bishop slowly transitions from community college to D-I football

By Matt Hopkinson | November 6, 2012

Recently, the Northern Star sat down with junior defensive tackle Ken Bishop. Bishop is a transfer from Ellsworth Community College in Iowa Falls, Iowa, where he spent two seasons. He talks with the Northern Star about why he decided to transfer to NIU,...

Bishop takes home MAC West Player of the Week

By Northern Star Staff | November 6, 2012

For the ninth time this season, a Huskie player won a MAC West Player of the Week award. This week it was junior defensive tackle Ken Bishop, taking home the MAC West Defensive Player of the Week. In the Huskies 63-0 win over the Minutemen of Massachusetts,...