Despite the last couple hectic days for NIU football, the Northern Star found time to sit down with one of the anchors of NIU’s defense: senior defensive end Sean Progar. Progar has been a big factor in the Huskies’ 12-1, MAC Championship-winning...
Dave Doeren’s salary more than quadrupled after buying out his contract, which he did only eight months after receiving an extension in April. By making the decision to leave NIU and become the head coach of North Carolina State, he leaves behind a...
NIU football was coachless for all of a day. After the announcement of former head coach Dave Doeren leaving for North Carolina State on Saturday, NIU administration named the former offensive line coach and offensive coordinator, Rod Carey, the new head...
NIU men’s basketball dropped its third straight game of the season while in Ohio against the Dayton Flyers on Saturday. The Huskies (1-5) were defeated by the Flyers (5-2) by the score of 60-43, in a tale of two halves. In the first half, NIU managed...
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...
NIU football has attained the status of MAC champion for the second year in a row. The Huskies (12-1 9-0 MAC) did not have the best start of their season against Kent State (11-2, 8-1 MAC), as the Golden Flashes opened the scoring early. Kent State took...
Two teams trending in opposite directions will meet up Saturday as NIU men’s basketball heads to Dayton, Ohio. The Huskies (1-4) will square off against a Dayton (4-2) squad that is coming off a 62-61 loss to Weber State from Wednesday. NIU will come...
At this point in the season, the success of NIU football seems more storybook than reality. If it is indeed storybook, the next exciting chapter for the Huskies (11-1, 8-0 MAC) will come Friday with a victory over Kent State (11-1, 8-0 MAC) in the MAC...
Ford Field is 344 miles away from NIU. While this is over six hours worth of travel, the three hour game and the implications it bares should be enough to counter the distance and time. NIU is providing bus transportation to the game so people cannot...
Dri Archer versus Sean Progar: Obviously the biggest and most important player for Kent State is Dri Archer, who has scored 21 total touchdowns on the season. Senior defensive end Sean Progar will need to be at his best by disrupting not only the quarterback...
Quarterback: The all time passing yards leader at Kent State, senior Spencer Keith will be looked to lead the Golden Flashes to victory over NIU come Friday. Keith is only averaging 139 yards a game and is only four touchdowns better than his interception...
On Friday NIU football will find itself in a situation that it knows all to well: playing the MAC Championship game at Ford Field. The Huskies (11-1) will be making this trip for the third straight year. They lost their first appearance against Miami...
