NIU football struggled in every phase of the game Tuesday night as the Huskies fell short against the Miami University RedHawks in a 20-9 loss at Fred C. Yager Stadium in Oxford, Ohio. With the loss, NIU failed to earn their first claim of the Mallory...

NIU football (6-5, 3-4 MAC) were defeated 20-9 by the Miami University RedHawks (7-4, 6-1 MAC) Tuesday in the Huskies’ second-to-last game of the season.  FIRST HALF The Huskies offense was sluggish in the first half, posting only 81 yards while...

It was only a year ago when James Ester was regularly tearing through opposing offensive lines as the leading man on NIU’s defense. His veteran experience made him a respected voice in the Huskies’ locker room.  Now, Ester is back to being the...

NIU football redshirt senior wide receiver Trayvon Rudolph earned this week’s Huskie of the Week Award following a 2-touchdown performance Wednesday in NIU’s 29-16 victory over the University of Akron Zips.  Despite finishing fourth on the team...

DeKALB – Coming off a win that made NIU bowl eligible for the third time in four seasons, the Huskies will be on the road for the final time of the regular season when they visit the reigning Mid-American Conference champion Miami University. The...

DeKALB – Since arriving at NIU as a walk-on freshman four falls ago, redshirt senior wide receiver Trayvon Rudolph has shown just how versatile he can be. He can catch passes. He can return kicks. He can take handoffs. He can even throw behind his...

DeKALB – NIU football overcame the cold, wind and rain at Huskie Stadium and racked up 439 yards of total offense to prevail over the University of Akron (2-8, 1-5 MAC) on Wednesday night. With the 29-16 victory, the Huskies (6-4, 3-3 MAC) are bowl...

DeKALB – NIU football (6-4, 3-3 MAC) clinched a bowl game berth Wednesday after defeating the University of Akron Zips (2-8, 1-5 MAC) 29-16 in Huskie Stadium’s sole midweek MACtion game. The victory marks NIU’s first conference win at home this...

In his first game with substantial playing time, NIU football freshman running back Telly Johnson Jr. scored 2 rushing touchdowns, earning this week’s Huskie of the Week Award.  The Huskies rallied behind Johnson, as he totaled 141 rushing yards...

DeKALB – Redshirt junior defensive tackle Skyler Gill-Howard was in his first season at NIU the last time the University of Akron Zips paid a visit to Huskie Stadium. He didn’t play a snap that season, but he was there to get the experience of an...

The final month of the regular season is upon us, which means the race for the Mid-American Conference Championship is heating up. The return of midweek MACtion saw conference frontrunner Western Michigan University (5-4, 4-1 MAC) fall by the hand of...

In the 10 days leading up to NIU football’s midweek MACtion matchup, a common message was ‘let’s be us.” On Wednesday night in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the Huskies made it known who they were: a team that puts up 42 points on offense, registers...