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The blitz that broke a season

By Chris Dertz | December 5, 2010

Miami (OH) quarterback Austin Boucher said he couldn't believe NIU blitzed two players on the play that ended the Huskies' MAC Championship dreams. On second down, with no timeouts in the last minute of the game, the RedHawks lined up with three receivers...

NIU Quarterback Chandler Harnish

Football key players: Chandler Harnish, Armand Robinson

By Andrew Singer | December 1, 2010

NIU QB Chandler Harnish Digging into a pile of stats isn't necessary to find NIU's key player for this week's game against Miami (OH). At MAC Media Day in July, NIU head coach Jerry Kill made it clear that his team needed good quarterback play if they...

Jordan Lynch rushes in a game earlier this season. Lynch rushed for 142 years on two carries on NIU's 71-3 victory over Eastern Michigan on Saturday.

Football team has chance to stand on top with ’83 champs

By Andrew Singer | December 1, 2010

Perched atop a mountain in Yosemite National Park, the 1983 NIU football team stood as one singing its school’s fight song. Prior to participating in the 1983 California Bowl, NIU head coach Bill Mallory wanted to take his team to a place they could...

Tickets still avalible for MAC Championship football fan bus

By Northern Star staff | November 30, 2010

Student tickets are still available for the MAC Championship football game in Detroit on Friday. The Huskies will face the Miami (OH) RedHawks at 7 p.m. According to the Convocation Center website, tickets will be available until 5 p.m. today. Buses will...

After finding success at Wisconsin-Whitewater, Jim Zebrowski is now the Huskies' quarterback coach.

Zebrowski’s relationship with Kill, staff leads him to NIU

By Jimmy Johnson | November 30, 2010

At the conclusion of every conversation over the phone between NIU quarterback Chandler Harnish and his position coach Jim Zebrowski, he asked one question: "Are you having fun yet?" It's Zebrowski's upbeat attitude that Harnish and the other Huskies...

Jordan Lynch rushes in a game earlier this season. Lynch rushed for 142 years on two carries on NIU's 71-3 victory over Eastern Michigan on Saturday.

NIU football team grounds Eagles with a 71-3 victory

By Andrew Singer | November 26, 2010

Playing only 36 miles away from the site of Friday's MAC Championship game, the NIU football team showed why it deserves to play its final MAC game in Detroit instead of Ypsilanti, Mich. For the second straight week, NIU went on the road to come away...

Northern Illinois running back Chad Spann rushed for three touchdowns in the Huskies' 65-30 win over Toledo on Nov. 9.

NIU football takes on Ball State with chance to clinch MAC West title

By Chris Dertz | November 18, 2010

With one more win, the NIU football program will have accomplished what MAC voters believed it would before the season began; first place in the MAC West. After beating Toledo 65-30 at home on Nov. 9, the Huskies (8-2 overall, 6-0 MAC) now hold their...

Breaking down the Ball State Cardinals

By Jimmy Johnson | November 17, 2010

Offense Quarterback: The Cardinals' roster relies on a lot of young players, but everything starts with freshman quarterback Keith Wenning. The true freshman signal caller has gotten the majority of snaps under center, starting nine contests for Ball...

Chandler Harnish has been named MAC West player of the week for the eighth week in a row.

Huskie Briefs: Harnish gets third POTW award

By Andrew Singer | November 16, 2010

Harnish earns record third POTW honor of year For the eighth straight week, an NIU football player has been named MAC West Player of the Week. This week, NIU quarterback Chandler Harnish received the MAC West Offensive Player of the Week honors for the...

NIU linebacker Pat Schiller (left) had multiple knee surgeries, and has returned to give the linebacking corps some needed depth.

Schiller finds a leg to stand on

By Andrew Singer | November 16, 2010

Sitting in his pickup truck on an April afternoon last semester, Pat Schiller stared into space, wondering when he would be able to play football again. While spring 2010 classes were finishing up, the Huskies were engaged in their annual spring practices....

Former NIU running back Garrett Wolfe (center) poses for a photo while on the field during NIU's victory over Toledo on Tuesday evening.

NIU Alumnus Garrett Wolfe returns to Huskie Stadium

By Jerry Burnes | November 10, 2010

If NIU battling Toledo with MAC Championship implications wasn't enough of a throwback for Huskie fans, seeing former running back Garrett Wolfe on the sidelines must have maxed out the nostalgia meter. Wolfe, currently a running back for the Chicago...

NIU football defense’s strong start puts Toledo on the ropes

By Jimmy Johnson | November 10, 2010

NIU’s defense isn’t going to stick its chest out about giving 30 points in the second half of play during its 65-30 victory over Toledo Tuesday night. The instrumental shut out the Huskies pitched in the first half is what they’re proud of. “We...