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5 minutes with Tommy Davis

By Eli Gehn | August 24, 2011

DeKALB | Tommy Davis is used to being all over the football field. NIU's hard-hitting strong safety roams the secondary looking to hold opposing offensive players in-check and also handles punt return duties. Davis took some time to talk with the Northern...

NIU football close out spring practice

By Andrew Singer | April 24, 2011

DeKALB | Dave Doeren wanted his first spring game as NIU's head football coach to be a celebration. With hundreds of fans in attendance on a beautiful day, that's exactly what the intra-squad scrimmage was. Fans and players alike welcomed Devon Butler...

Spring football practice report: March 24

By Andrew Singer | March 24, 2011

With temperatures hovering in the high 20s at Huskie Stadium, NIU football head coach Dave Doeren put the Huskies through their second spring practice on Thursday morning. The first-year head coach said he saw noticeable improvements after a somewhat...

Chandler Harnish points to the sky after scoring his first rushing touchdown of the game in the first quarter of NIU's 40-17 Humanitarian Bowl victory against Fresno State.

NIU beats Fresno State in first bowl game victory since 2004

By Andrew Singer | January 17, 2011

December had not been kind to the NIU football team leading up to the Huskies 40-17 win over Fresno State in the uDrove Humanitarian Bowl. NIU (11-3 overall, 8-0 MAC) lost to Miami (OH) in the MAC Championship game on Dec. 3. The team lost its head coach...

Key players: Akron’s Jeremy LaFrance, NIU’s Tommy Davis

By Jerry Burnes | September 29, 2010

Akron - Jeremy LaFrance, WR Aside from 37 points in a loss to Gardner-Webb the Zips' offense has scored a combined 33 points in its other three games. Leading that offense is senior wide receiver Jeremy LaFrance, who enters Saturday with 17 catches for...