Week 1 of the college football season has officially kicked off, beginning the most exciting time of the year for football fans at all levels.
With 80 total games throughout the first week of action, there’s a lot to keep track of.
From NIU...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| August 28, 2025
As it prepares to close the book on its near-30-year run in the Mid-American Conference, the NIU football team has one departing wish: to stand atop the mountaintop of MACtion, one last time.
After an intense overhaul to the roster and coaching staff,...
DeKALB – The NIU football team hosted its annual spring showcase Saturday, giving the Huskie fanbase its first look at the team’s new-look lineups.
After opening the practice with warm-ups and position drills, the Huskies spent most of the day...
NIU football kicked off its 15-practice spring schedule Thursday morning with a nearly two-hour session inside the Chessick Practice Center.
The practice was open to the media and featured familiar and fresh faces on the roster and coaching staff.
As...
In his first game with substantial playing time, NIU football freshman running back Telly Johnson Jr. scored 2 rushing touchdowns, earning this week’s Huskie of the Week Award.
The Huskies rallied behind Johnson, as he totaled 141 rushing yards...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| November 7, 2024
In the 10 days leading up to NIU football’s midweek MACtion matchup, a common message was ‘let’s be us.”
On Wednesday night in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the Huskies made it known who they were: a team that puts up 42 points on offense, registers...
