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Football finishes with unusual record

By Thomas Hiley | November 30, 2015

The Huskies (8-4, 6-2 MAC) earned a spot in their sixth consecutive MAC Championship this season despite fewer wins compared to years past.Football finished the regular season with its worst start to a year since 2009-10 when it went 7-5 before losing...

Loggins: No need to panic, Huskies will be just fine

By Christopher Loggins | October 5, 2015

Fans of Huskie football have been spoiled for some time now, but the start of this season should humble all of us.I’ve bragged for a long time about how I felt NIU deserved to be ranked nationally and was the best college football team in all of Illinois,...

Football ready to take next step after close fight

By Christopher Loggins | September 21, 2015

Heading into Saturday’s game against No. 1 Ohio State, many questioned whether football could compete with the national champions, but the Huskies proved to be ready for any challenge thrown their way.PredictionsLeading up to game day, I battled all...

Redshirt senior cornerback Paris Logan returns a kick in the game against Murray State on Saturday at Huskie Stadium. Logan picked up six tackles and a key interception in the game. He now has five interceptions in his career.

Huskies face off against No. 1 Ohio State

By Chris Loggins | September 17, 2015

Redshirt senior cornerback Paris Logan returns a kick in the game against Murray State on Saturday at Huskie Stadium. Logan picked up six tackles and a key interception in the game. He now has five interceptions in his career.

NIU 2015 Football Tailgate – NIU vs. Murray State

By Mateusz Kruk | September 14, 2015

Jessica (left), junior corporate communication major, and senior kinesiology major Brandon Hankla show their support for NIU football during tailgating Saturday.

Breaking down Murray State

By Christopher Loggins | September 10, 2015

Sports Editor Christopher Loggins breaks down the key players for the Racers as the Huskies look to improve to 2-0 on the year. NIU will host Murray State at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Huskies Stadium.OffenseQuarterbackJunior quarterback KD Humphries has made...

Huskies race Murray State for 2nd time ever

By Thomas Hiley | September 10, 2015

Football (1-0, 0-0 MAC) will look to continue making wins when it goes up against Murray State (1-0) at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Huskie Stadium.The Huskies are coming off their first win of the season against UNLV in a 38-30 game — one that nearly gave...

Huskies take down UNLV 38-30

By Patrick Smith | September 8, 2015

Football (1-0, 0-0 MAC) opened the season Saturday with a win over UNLV (0-1, 0-0 MWC), rallying in the second half of the game to defeat the Rebels 38-30.UNLV opened the game with an immediate strike, scoring on a 64-yard pass from senior quarterback...

Sophomore pitcher Ben Neumann pitches the ball in a game against Illinois State University during the 2012 season.

Men’s baseball has tough spring break

By Brian Earle | March 18, 2013

Baseball had a rough week in which it played eight games, losing six of the contests. The Huskies (4-15) were swept by Southern Illinois in a three-game series earlier in the week. They lost 8-3 in game one, 3-2 in game two and 4-2 in the series finale....