For the first time this season, two Northern Illinois players were named Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week as defensive end Sean Progar (Glenview, Ill./Glenbrook South) and kicker Mathew Sims (Hannibal, Mo./Hannibal) earned the honor, the league office announced Monday.
Progar was named MAC West Defensive Player of the Week after his seven-tackle,...
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Northern Illinois junior Jordan Lynch (Chicago, Ill./Mt. Carmel HS) continued to show why he is one of the most productive quarterbacks in the country as he threw for four touchdowns and ran for two more Saturday to lead the Huskies to a 48-34 victory over Western Michigan at Waldo Stadium.
Northern Illinois won its eighth...
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Northern Illinois punter Ryan Neir is one of 69 candidates for the 2012 Ray Guy Award, presented to the nation’s top collegiate punter, the Augusta Sports Council announced Friday.
Neir, a senior from Roscoe, Ill., is averaging 38.3 yards per punt for the 7-1 Huskies, who take on Western Michigan at 11 a.m. Saturday in...
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Northern Illinois quarterback Jordan Lynch ran for 131 yards and two touchdowns and threw for 223 yards and two scores to lead the Huskies to a 37-7 victory over Akron at InfoCision Stadium in Akron, Ohio.
NIU won its seventh straight game to improve to 7-1 on the season, 4-0 in the Mid-American Conference, while...
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Northern Illinois junior quarterback Jordan Lynch (Chicago, Ill./Mt. Carmel HS) has been added to the Watch List for the 2012 Manning Award, sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl, the organization announced Wednesday.
Lynch is one of 10 midseason additions to the Watch List, which originally contained 25 names and was released in August.
In his first...
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Dave Doeren hasn’t coached his Huskie football team against Akron – NIU last played the Zips in 2010 under previous management – but his squad is reminiscent of that earlier group.
Chandler Harnish and Co. secured a 50-14 win at InfoCision Stadium – a rousing 36-point margin of victory – while current QB Jordan Lynch...
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Northern Illinois cornerback Marlon Moore, a true freshman from Mobile, Ala., has been named the Mid-American Conference West Division Defensive Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday.
Moore earned the honor after intercepting two passes and making five tackles, four solo, Saturday in NIU’s 45-3 win over Buffalo at Huskie Stadium.
He picked off...
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Junior quarterback Jordan Lynch (Chicago, Ill./Mt. Carmel) was 13-of-20 passing for 232 yards and two touchdowns while also rushing for 129 yards and two scores Saturday as Northern Illinois claimed a dominant 45-3 Homecoming victory over Buffalo at Huskie Stadium.
The victory moves NIU to 6-1 overall, 3-0 in Mid-American Conference play, while increasing its...
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Intercollegiate Athletics, in partnership with the Division of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, is working to further promote Huskie Pride across campus.
The two departments are encouraging the entire campus community, including students, faculty and staff, to wear school colors and apparel the day before home football games in support of “Red & Black Fridays”...
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Former Northern Illinois running back and kick returner Rodney Taylor died Sunday in Iowa City, Iowa. Taylor, who played for NIU from 1985 to 1988, was 46.
Taylor came to NIU from Davenport Central High School, where he was an all-state honoree and helped lead the Blue Devils to a state title in 1983. Despite...
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