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NIU men’s basketball fights for victory over Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils

By Frank Gogola | December 17, 2014

Mark Montgomery, men’s basketball head coach, liked what his team did in the final three-plus minutes of Tuesday's game, but he didn’t like that they had to do it.The Huskies (4-3) held the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (1-9) to a pair of...

NIU football a beacon of light in a dark football city

December 16, 2014

Part of me thought the playoff-eliminated Chicago Bears (5-9) would come out and play for pride against the equally struggling New Orleans Saints (6-8) Monday at Soldier Field in Chicago.Sadly, it became apparent the Bears had more or less checked out...

Marckie Hayes still bleeds “red and black” after 3 concussions left him on sidelines of NIU football

By Frank Gogola | December 12, 2014

Marckie Hayes, a wide smile on his face when he talks about football, stands on the sideline in his cardinal and black NIU Huskies gear.Hayes watches the football team run play after play during a Tuesday practice under the setting sun. Unlike the other...

Coach Rod Carey at the Sept. 6 game against Northwestern University.

NIU football’s Rod Carey set to get $70,000 in bonuses for MAC Championship win, bowl appearance and more

By Frank Gogola | December 10, 2014

Football head coach Rod Carey is in line to receive bonuses in the sum of $70,000 for the Huskies’ performance on and off the field.Carey is scheduled to make a base salary of $400,000 for the period beginning Jan. 1, 2014, and will get bonuses worth...

NIU Huskies conquer Bowling Green Falcons in MAC Championship, 51-17

By Frank Gogola | December 8, 2014

Football put its best foot forward on the big stage Friday in the MAC Championship game after months of close victories.The Huskies (11-2) blew out the Bowling Green Falcons (7-6), 51-17, in the MAC title contest at Ford Field in Detroit. This is the...

Football draws Marshall in inaugural Boca Raton Bowl

By Frank Gogola | December 7, 2014

Football will take on the Marshall Thundering Herd in the first Boca Raton Bowl in a matchup of conference champions and former conference rivals.The MAC champion Huskies (11-2) and the Conference USA champion Thundering Herd (12-1) will meet 5 p.m. Dec....

Reaction to NIU winning MAC Championship game over Bowling Green

By Northern Star Staff | December 5, 2014

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Da'Ron Brown (4), redshirt senior wide receiver, jumps to catch a pass during the Dec. 5 MAC Championship game against Bowling Green at Ford Field in Detroit. NIU won, 51-17.

MAC Championship Rapid Reaction: NIU football 51, Bowling Green Falcons 17

By Frank Gogola | December 5, 2014

What happened: In a role reversal of the 2013 MAC Championship game, the Huskies (11-2) blew out the Bowling Green Falcons (7-6), 51-17, to capture the 2014 MAC title Friday at Ford Field in Detroit.How it happened: Redshirt senior safety Dechane Durante...

Ford Field in Detroit before the start of the NIU-Bowling Green MAC Championship 2014 game.

MAC Championship at the half: NIU up 20-10 over Bowling Green

By Frank Gogola | December 5, 2014

The Huskies turned a pair of first-quarter interceptions into 10 points.They converted redshirt senior safety Dechane Durante’s interception on the game’s opening drive into a 5-yard touchdown run by redshirt sophomore quarterback Drew Hare. An interception...

Football’s Chad Beebe breaks arm during MAC Championship game

By Northern Star Staff | December 5, 2014

Chad Beebe, sophomore wide receiver/punt returner, was injured during the Friday MAC Championship game at Ford Field in Detroit.Beebe was reported to have a broken arm sustained on a punt return. He was removed from the field with an air cast on his left...

Ford Field in Detroit before the start of the NIU-Bowling Green MAC Championship 2014 game.

Play by play: NIU takes on Bowling Green in MAC Championship

By Northern Star Staff | December 5, 2014

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Tyler Loos

Tyler Loos

By Joshua Lazenby | December 4, 2014

Tyler Loos, redshirt senior left tackle, will appear in the MAC Championship game Friday at Ford Field in Detroit. Though Loos has been a Huskie for five years, Friday will mark his first championship game appearance as he has suffered injuries that sidelined...