DeKALB — Call it a rock fight. Call it a slog. Call it whatever you want. Just don’t call it pretty. In a football game where punts outnumbered points, NIU already had the distinction of being one of the nation’s worst offenses. Once San Diego...

The last three weeks haven’t exactly gone NIU football’s way. The Huskies haven’t won a game since Aug. 30, when they opened the season with a narrow victory over Holy Cross. Since then, they’ve visited two Power Four opponents — Maryland...

DeKALB — On paper, NIU and San Diego State seem like polar opposite football teams. The Huskies are 1-2 after a blowout road loss to Mississippi State, while the Aztecs sit at 2-1 following a 34-0 home trouncing of previously-unbeaten California....