Football had a school-record eight members of its team make it to the 2015 All Mid-American Conference First Team on Wednesday.The players named on the team included senior linebacker Boomer Mays, senior defensive end Perez Ford, sophomore kicker Christian...
Football (7-3, 5-1 MAC) fought off a late-game comeback from Buffalo (5-5, 3-3 MAC) to win its fifth consecutive game and move into third place in the MAC West.BU scored its only points of the first half early in the first quarter on a field goal. The...
Senior safety Marlon Moore has been a consistent force for the Huskies in his three-and-a-half seasons and doesn’t seem to be slowing up anytime soon.Moore has played in all but two games since his freshman year, when he earned a starting spot.He picked...
Senior middle linebacker Boomer Mays has remained a productive piece of NIU’s defense in his three and a half years with the team. Mays played in all 14 games in 2014, compiling 75 tackles, good for fifth on the team.Though his numbers were a bit of...
The Huskies only boast a 3-3 record at this point in the season; however, one bright spot has been the play of sophomore cornerback Shawun Lurry, who not only leads the team with six interceptions, but leads the entire FBS.Lurry, a true sophomore from...
Sports Editor Chris Loggins breaks down the Huskies' key players as the 2015 season opener approaches.OffenseWide ReceiverSenior wide receiver Tommylee Lewis exploded in 2013 after a 2012 season in which he caught 48 balls for second on the team and...
What is NIU putting into football’s water that’s allowing its players to make these ridiculous catches?Junior wide receiver Aregeros Turner got the fun started Wednesday by catching a pass while doing a backflip. Senior safety Marlon Moore had to...
P.J. Fleck, Western Michigan head coach and NIU alumnus, saw his opportunity to throw a knockout punch that would dethrone the four-time defending MAC West champion Huskies.Instead, Fleck’s fourth-down play call midway through the third quarter turned...
Junior safety Marlon Moore (2) celebrates recovering a fumble in NIU’s 21-14 win against Ohio on Nov. 18 at Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio. NIU is now one win away from securing a trip to the MAC Championship. The Huskies take on the Western Michigan...
Football’s victory over the Ohio Bobcats Tuesday positions the Huskies one win away from their fifth-straight trip to Detroit.The Huskies (9-2, 6-1 MAC) beat the Bobcats (5-6, 3-4 MAC), 21-14, at Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio. If the Huskies beat the...
Football’s defense showed up big once again, holding the Ohio Bobcats to only 14 points Tuesday.The Huskies (9-2, 6-1 MAC) defeated the Bobcats (5-6, 3-4 MAC), 21-14, in Athens, Ohio. The Huskies won for the 42nd time in their last 43 games in which...
