When it comes to setting the tone, Jimmie Ward is always in business.Through 14 career games as an NIU safety, the sophomore has made a habit out of blocking punts. He struck again Saturday night.Ward blocked Kolin Ward's punt on the first possession...
NIU starting quarterback Chandler Harnish was named the MAC West Division Offensive Player of the Week Monday by the league office after his performance against Army on Saturday night, according to a press release.Harnish completed 12 of 19 passes for...
NIU football players DeMarcus Grady and Cameron Bell are contributing in different roles this season."I'm just thankful that the coaches are giving me an opportunity and taking the chance of me playing a new position I've never experienced before," Bell...
Amidst a muddy mess of fans, students and over-zealous cops, NIU football played like the very rain that drenched Brigham Field Saturday, pouring the points on the Black Knights of Army in a 49 to 26 victory.Despite being soaked to the bone and dealing...
The no huddle scheme was implemented to create a quick and aggressively attacking scheme for NIU's offense. In their season opener against Army Saturday night, the Huskies executed their fast offensive philosophy crisply and precisely, as they battered...
The NIU ROTC cadets had to have seen this coming for some time now.As the Army football team rolls into town Saturday, one would think the cadets on campus might be conflicted over who to root for.Will they root for the team that represents the United...
It's been eight seasons since the NIU football team opened their season at home. That streak will come to an end as the Huskies start their highly-anticipated season Saturday night when they take on Army at Brigham Field. One of the goals of NIU's senior...
The defensive secondary for the NIU football team is expected to exhibit qualities of youth, with a hint of experience and high expectations. After the departure of starting cornerbacks Chris Smith, Kiaree Daniels and saftey Tracy Wilson, there's a sense...
Unlike years past, the NIU football team has three new faces to anchor the second level of its defense at linebacker. With the absence of their three starting linebackers from last year, the Huskies will expect a little spunk and strength for 2011 season...
The defensive front four of any team is one of the important aspects of a defense, and NIU's football team is no exception. The Huskies lose nine starters on defense this year and three on the defensive line alone. The line talks about being disruptive,...
Saying that the offensive line for the NIU football team should be a strength is an understatement. The Huskies return all of their starters from a year ago and are coming off a season in which they only surrendered 13 sacks, good enough for 14th in the...
DeKalb| Last year, the kicking game for NIU football was nauseating. Huskie kickers Matthew Sims and Mike Cklamovski connected on only 63 percent of their field goal attempts and hit on only 88 percent of their point after touchdown tries. It was a thorn...
