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Kaveon Lee is a massive offensive lineman from Plainfield Central who is currently committed to Northern Illinois but se...
31/07/2024

Kaveon Lee is a massive offensive lineman from Plainfield Central who is currently committed to Northern Illinois but seeing his recruiting profile grow larger all the time.

Kyle Hartmann decided being the local kid was the way to go. The Sycamore grad committed to NIU last week after decommit...
30/07/2024

Kyle Hartmann decided being the local kid was the way to go. The Sycamore grad committed to NIU last week after decommitting from Western Kentucky on July 3.

With EA releasing its first college football game in over eleven years a week ago, NIU players are still in awe with the...
24/07/2024

With EA releasing its first college football game in over eleven years a week ago, NIU players are still in awe with their appearance in a video game they played growing up.

NIU recruit Dyllan Malone, going into his third varsity season, will lead a talented, deep receiving corps for Yorkville...
22/07/2024

NIU recruit Dyllan Malone, going into his third varsity season, will lead a talented, deep receiving corps for Yorkville this fall.

From paying players to NIU's maturity to the continued progression of running back Antario Brown, a wide range of subjec...
19/07/2024

From paying players to NIU's maturity to the continued progression of running back Antario Brown, a wide range of subjects were discussed Friday at the MAC's media day. Here are five things we learned.

The Mid-American Conference announced on Friday that the league’s coaches picked the NIU football team to finish third i...
19/07/2024

The Mid-American Conference announced on Friday that the league’s coaches picked the NIU football team to finish third in the MAC. The Huskies and Bowling Green each received 92 points, behind Miami in first and Toledo.

The NIU football game against Notre Dame will kickoff at 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 7, the school announced on Wednesday. The fi...
29/05/2024

The NIU football game against Notre Dame will kickoff at 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 7, the school announced on Wednesday. The first meeting between the schools will air on NBC and stream live on Peacock. NIU will appear on a national broadcast on NBC for the first time in school history.

Sean T. Frazier announced that he and NIU Head Softball Coach Christina Sutcliffe have mutually agreed that Sutcliffe’s ...
14/05/2024

Sean T. Frazier announced that he and NIU Head Softball Coach Christina Sutcliffe have mutually agreed that Sutcliffe’s contract will not be renewed

Christian Fuhrman didn’t get to see the 2023 edition of the NIU defense up close. But from what the Southeast Missouri S...
13/05/2024

Christian Fuhrman didn’t get to see the 2023 edition of the NIU defense up close. But from what the Southeast Missouri State transfer linebacker has seen, the 2024 model is shaping up real nice.

We may not know a starting quarterback, but we did learn a lot from NIU's spring practices, which wrapped up last week. ...
04/05/2024

We may not know a starting quarterback, but we did learn a lot from NIU's spring practices, which wrapped up last week. Here are the biggest takeaways from the spring.

Head of NIU’s sports medicine department for almost three decades, Phil Voorhis was at Wal-Mart when someone by him had ...
02/05/2024

Head of NIU’s sports medicine department for almost three decades, Phil Voorhis was at Wal-Mart when someone by him had a cardiac episode. Voorhis sprung into action, but was surprised when he found out the chain did not have an automated external defibrillator.

Four of the top five plays at NIU's final spring practice on Saturday were made by the defense. Touchdowns, brutal hits ...
27/04/2024

Four of the top five plays at NIU's final spring practice on Saturday were made by the defense. Touchdowns, brutal hits - the defense did it all. Find out which five plays made our cut.

Heading into NIU's final spring practice on Saturday, we know plenty about this team and its expectations. So in the spi...
26/04/2024

Heading into NIU's final spring practice on Saturday, we know plenty about this team and its expectations. So in the spirit of changing things up, here are three things we won’t see on Saturday.

Grayson Barnes has bulked up with the expectation to be a more complete player at tight end for NIU as the team continue...
23/04/2024

Grayson Barnes has bulked up with the expectation to be a more complete player at tight end for NIU as the team continues to roll through spring practices. He and Metea Valley grad Jalen Johnson are among the pass catchers looking to make a leap.

When Jalen Macon decided to leave Arkansas-Pine Bluff and take his chances in the transfer portal, he said he knew where...
18/04/2024

When Jalen Macon decided to leave Arkansas-Pine Bluff and take his chances in the transfer portal, he said he knew where he wanted to land. One trip to NIU made it official.

The NIU football team has cruised through 10 spring practices so far, with the latest wrapping up Tuesday with the team ...
16/04/2024

The NIU football team has cruised through 10 spring practices so far, with the latest wrapping up Tuesday with the team in light pads after running nearly 100 plays Saturday. Here's what we've learned so far.

Fritz Peterson pitched for the Huskies in the early 1960s before playing 11 seasons in Major League Baseball with the Ne...
12/04/2024

Fritz Peterson pitched for the Huskies in the early 1960s before playing 11 seasons in Major League Baseball with the New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers. He died at age 82, the school announced Friday.

Jaden Dolphin was a 170-pound walk-on safety when he joined NIU before the COVID-19 pandemic-shortened 2020 season. Four...
11/04/2024

Jaden Dolphin was a 170-pound walk-on safety when he joined NIU before the COVID-19 pandemic-shortened 2020 season. Four years later, Dolphin is a 220-pound linebacker and figures to be a key component for the Huskies’ defense.

Jalen Macon definitely showed what he's bringing to the table in the NIU quarterback battle on Thursday. That and a coup...
04/04/2024

Jalen Macon definitely showed what he's bringing to the table in the NIU quarterback battle on Thursday. That and a couple of other observations from the Huskies' fifth spring practice.)

McHenry graduate Gavin Micklinghoff is off to a blazing start with McHenry County College and just committed last week t...
02/04/2024

McHenry graduate Gavin Micklinghoff is off to a blazing start with McHenry County College and just committed last week to play at Northern Illinois University next year.

After the first official practice of the spring, here are some takeaways on what's in store for Northern Illinois footba...
27/03/2024

After the first official practice of the spring, here are some takeaways on what's in store for Northern Illinois football.

The Northern Illinois University football team was forced inside the Chessick Practice Center due to the weather Tuesday...
26/03/2024

The Northern Illinois University football team was forced inside the Chessick Practice Center due to the weather Tuesday for the teams first spring practice.

There's more to this spring than the team's first wide-open quarterback competition since 2017, although that is kind of...
18/03/2024

There's more to this spring than the team's first wide-open quarterback competition since 2017, although that is kind of a big deal. We look at four storylines to keep an eye on ahead of NIU spring camp March 25.

NIU announced Friday that All-American and Heisman Trophy Finalist Jordan Lynch will be inducted into both the NIU Athle...
15/03/2024

NIU announced Friday that All-American and Heisman Trophy Finalist Jordan Lynch will be inducted into both the NIU Athletics and Mid-American Conference halls of fame in 2024, 10 years after the completion of his record-setting career.

Sycamore wins boys track, NIU falls in MAC quarterfinals. That and more in Wednesday's roundup.
14/03/2024

Sycamore wins boys track, NIU falls in MAC quarterfinals. That and more in Wednesday's roundup.

The NIU women won their MAC tournament tune-up on Saturday while the men won their season finale on Friday.
10/03/2024

The NIU women won their MAC tournament tune-up on Saturday while the men won their season finale on Friday.

Good: An actual bye week. Bad: A six-day week late in the season. Ugly: The team's track record with FCS teams of late. ...
08/03/2024

Good: An actual bye week. Bad: A six-day week late in the season. Ugly: The team's track record with FCS teams of late. We break down NIU's recently released 2024 football schedule.

NIU’s pro day was decidedly short on targets for quarterback Rocky Lombardi to throw to when it came time to show off hi...
08/03/2024

NIU’s pro day was decidedly short on targets for quarterback Rocky Lombardi to throw to when it came time to show off his abilities in drills. So he reached out to a couple of former Huskies and current Canadian Football League players Clint Ratkovich and Cole Tucker to step in.

The NIU football team will be home on Saturdays this year. A lot.The Huskies will play five Saturday home games, includi...
05/03/2024

The NIU football team will be home on Saturdays this year. A lot.The Huskies will play five Saturday home games, including homecoming against rival Toledo, in the schedule released by the school and the Mid-American Conference on Tuesday.

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