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At least 35 Northern Illinois University athletic events, including nearly every home men’s and women’s basketball game, will be available to fans across the nation for free on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app in 2014-15. NIU, the Mid-American Conference and ESPN made the joint announcement Wednesday. NIU is one of three MAC institutions selected to...
Northern Illinois’ football game Saturday, Sept. 28, at Purdue will be broadcast to a national audience on ESPN2, the Big Ten Conference and ESPN announced Monday. The game will kick off at 11 a.m. (CT) from Ross-Ade Stadium. The contest becomes NIU’s fourth guaranteed (over the air) ESPN national contest as the Huskies will be...
Northern Illinois University head coach Dave Doeren, defensive end Sean Progar and quarterback Jordan Lynch will be participating in the Mid-American Conference’s 2012 Football Media Day. NIUHuskies.com will cover it all. The 2012 MAC Football Media Day, which is held at Ford Field in Detroit, is scheduled from 7:30 to 11 a.m. CT Tuesday, July...
The Northern Illinois men’s basketball program will play in front of a national television audience on Tuesday, Nov. 13, as they take part in the 2012 ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon. The Huskies will travel to Valparaiso for a 7 a.m. CT tip-off broadcast on ESPN. “We are excited and honored to be able to...
Five additional Northern Illinois football games have been scheduled for broadcast, and the Huskies released four game times Thursday as the Mid-American Conference released its complete 2012 television schedule. Northern Illinois’ season opener Sept. 1 with Iowa at Chicago’s historic Soldier Field will kickoff at 2:30 p.m. Central Time and will be televised by ESPNU....
Northern Illinois University has the opportunity to show its Huskie pride to the nation by voting in ESPN College GameDay’s Fan Vote contest to bring ESPN to DeKalb to film a commercial for the network’s signature college football pregame show. Beginning today and running through Thursday, May 10, NIU fans can vote once a day...
With spring training just around the corner, the Friends of NIU Libraries invites the public to a free, preseason preview featuring nationally known baseball writer Kevin Goldstein. Goldstein, an expert on big-league prospects who writes for Baseball Prospectus and ESPN, will deliver his “Gear up for Baseball!” presentation at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, in...
The Northern Illinois University football team added another appearance to its 2011 broadcast schedule as Fox College Sports will televise the Huskies’ Sept. 10 contest at Kansas, the network announced Thursday. Kick off remains 6 p.m. at Kivisto Field at Memorial Stadium. The Huskies, who are led by first-year head coach Dave Doeren, will have...
Four more Northern Illinois football games have been scheduled for broadcast and the Huskies released two additional game times Wednesday in conjunction with the Mid-American Conference television release. Northern Illinois’ 2011 football season opener versus Army on Saturday, Sept. 3, the NIU-Wisconsin game at Soldier Field on Saturday, Sept. 17, and the Huskies’ game at...
