I’ll be honest — as a grown man with over three decades of adult life experience, usually when I hear the words adversity and distractions as applied to sports teams, I tend to cringe.I mean, I’ve lost my dad. I’ve also lost two of my siblings....
DeKALB — The football team closed a season of highs and lows with a 17-14 win Tuesday over the Western Michigan University Broncos and sent off 18 seniors in their final Huskie career game.Head Coach Thomas Hammock said the seniors led a motivated group...
DeKALB — A second-half resurgence on offense wasn’t enough for the football team to upset the Vanderbilt University Commodores on the road, with the Huskies losing 24-18 Saturday in Nashville, Tennessee.After giving up 14 points early in the first...
Sam Malone | Managing Editor... accidentally impressive.The football season has been full of wins, and no one can deny that, but some of those victories weren’t as clean as they should have been. The defense played a strong game throughout the season,...
A potential trip to the Mid-American Conference Championship is on the line, and the Huskies will play for something extra when they face off against conference rival Miami Ohio RedHawks. The inaugural Mallory Cup will be held 7 p.m. Wednesday at Huskie...
The Huskies entered their bye week with a 4-3 record after their Homecoming victory against the Ohio Bobcats. After starting the year 1-3, the pattern became obvious for this year’s Huskies team: beat conference opponents and lose to non-conference...
NIU comes into Saturday’s Homecoming match against the Ohio Bobcats, winning three of the past four contests. The Bobcats have less MAC experience this season, coming in with a 1-0 MAC record and 3-2 overall. The Huskies will put their perfect 3-0 MAC...
The days are winding down to the start of NIU’s football season as hit the road to play the Iowa Hawkeyes.Head Coach Rod Carey said his defense will face a challenge in the traditionally disciplined Iowa offense.“When you’re playing Iowa, you’re...
