Two years ago, NIU football was hit with a major loss when then coach Jerry Kill bolted for Minnesota. It was a decision that left many bitter, upset and questioned what went into Kill’s choice to leave. Soon after the Kill departed, Jeff Compher, NIU...

Ball State The Cardinals are counting on new head coach Pete Lembo to help the passing game. Lembo coached the second-best passing attack with the Division II Elon Phoenix, and hopes to bring the same numbers to Ball State. Sophomore quarterback Keith...

NIU fans have no reason to be upset with Jerry Kill for taking the head coaching job at the University of Minnesota. Those same fans have every right to be upset with how Kill did it. Consider this: at Sunday night's annual football banquet at NIU, Kill...

Marke Freeman didn't realize that the NIU women's basketball team was picked to finish fifth in the MAC West. Regardless of where the national media is predicting the Huskies to finish, she's aware that the fate of success ultimately resides in themselves....

Minneapolis | Jerry Kill always put a huge emphasis on the performance of his special teams unit. The head coach hasn’t had a lot to be pleased with when it comes to special teams up to this point in the season, but he always made an effort to reiterate...

MINNEAPOLIS | Giving up field goals instead touchdowns is a victory for any defense. So when Minnesota failed to prolong three drives and instead had to settle for field goals, NIU’s defense knew it had done its job. Three stands by the Huskies’ defense...

DeKALB | “It was our day today.” Those were the final words out of Jerry Kill’s mouth after Saturday night’s 34-23 win over Minnesota. But the NIU head coach dispelled any delusions of grandeur, spouting allthe coach speak you’d expect: Any...

MINNEAPOLIS | There is an identity to Big Ten football that calls for smash mouth running and solid defense. NIU’s running backs were completely ineffective last week against Illinois, but had a sensational bounce-back game Saturday night in a 34-23...

MINNEAPOLIS | When NIU  fell to Minnesota two seasons ago, a new chapter of Huskie football began. Head coach Jerry Kill and quarterback Chandler Harnish were making their NIU debuts. But Saturday night wasn’t a rerun of that 2008 match up as the Huskies...