Life throws people roadblocks. How they respond to these events can often define who they are as people. NIU running back Cameron Bell has been dealt some major blows. But these bumps in the road haven’t come on the football field. Rather, they shook...
On Monday, <a href="http://www.niuhuskies.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/ward_jimmie00.html">JimmieWard of the NIU football team was named MAC West Special TeamsPlayer of the Week for the second time this season. He garnered thedistinction after blocking...
DeKALB | One could almost feel the Huskie fans’ collective hand hovering millimeters over the panic button in the first half of Saturday’s game against Buffalo. Things returned to form by the time the game was over. If anything, this is simply the...
DeKALB | A revised second half of play by NIU led the Huskies past Buffalo Saturday, 45-14. The Huskies’ (5-2 overall, 3-0 MAC) offense was out of sync in the first half, as the NIU running game lacked its usual punch, with just 79 rushing yards on...
DeKALB | It’s easy to score points when you start on your opponent’s side of the 50-yard line. Thanks to a combination of solid defense and poor special teams play by Buffalo, the Huskies were able to start in Bulls territory six times in their 45-14...
NIU faithful went home happy with a homecoming victory over Buffalo Saturday, 45-14. The score wasn't a true testament of how oddly the game played out though. The first half between the Huskies (5-2 overall, 3-0 MAC) and Bulls (2-3, 1-1) was close for...
NIU Key Player: Center Scott Wedige Buffalo plays a defensive scheme similar to the one NIU saw against Temple. There is one key difference. "[The Bulls] are going to blitz you somewhere, someplace on every snap," said NIU head coach Jerry Kill. "They're...
DeKALB | A roller coaster's path is an interesting thing. It can contain any number of unexpected turns and flips, mountains and valleys, and once it's begun, there's no straying from its path until you reach the end. The last eight months of Chandler...
By Chris Dertz, Jimmy Johnson, and Jerry Burnes
| October 12, 2010
By Chris Dertz Offense: The unit that everyone questioned before the season started - the offensive line - hasn't had any problems getting its act together. Combine that with the fact that skill players like Chandler Harnish and Chad Spann are playing...
After NIU’s football victory over Temple on Saturday, do you think the Huskies have what it takes to be MAC champions?Voice your opinion in the comments section for the chance to win a dozen roses for Sweetest Day, courtesy of the Glidden Campus Florist.The...
Sometimes the preseason predictions do get it right. What took place inside Huskie Stadium on Saturday afternoon was nothing short of a identity-defining win for head coach Jerry Kill's program. NIU and Temple were touted as the two best teams in the...
In the game of football, you've got to be able to convert third downs if you want to have success. NIU's ability to move the sticks when it mattered led to a victory over the preseason MAC-favorite Temple Owls on Saturday, 31-17. The Huskies successfully...
