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Boomer Mays
The No. 17 Northern Illinois University Huskies are the subject of the newest edition of “ESPNU All-Access,” a 30-minute show airing nationally this week on ESPNU focused completely on the NIU football team. The weekly show that gives college football fans an inside look at a “typical” day in the nation’s top football programs is...
Tyler Wedel
Northern Illinois University punter Tyler Wedel became the fifth Huskie named to a watch list when the junior was named a nominee for the 2013 Ray Guy Award, the Augusta Sports Council announced Friday. The Ray Guy Award is awarded to the nation’s top punter each season and determined by a national selection committee made...
Senior quarterback Jordan Lynch (Chicago, Ill./Mt. Carmel) had four touchdown passes, one touchdown run and one touchdown reception as 18th-ranked Northern Illinois University defeated Eastern Michigan, 59-20, on Saturday afternoon at Huskie Stadium. With the victory, NIU improves to 8-0, 4-0 in Mid-American Conference play, and won its 24th consecutive game at Huskie Stadium. The...
The screams erupted immediately. As soon as the half-dozen NIU Huskies football players pushed open the side doors of Brooks Elementary School and stepped onto the cold and sunny playground, they heard a greeting worthy of Justin Bieber or One Direction. Children quickly mobbed the Huskies, who were ready to sign autographs, answer questions and...
Kenneth and Ellen Chessick Practice Center
Northern Illinois University will celebrate the opening of its newest athletics facility Saturday, Oct. 26, prior to the NIU vs. Eastern Michigan football game. NIU will hold an 11:30 a.m. ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house for the Kenneth and Ellen Chessick Practice Center, the 87,000-square-foot indoor practice facility that will be used by all Huskie...
Marlins Park
The Mid-American Conference announced today a tie-in with the newly created Miami Beach Bowl to be played in Marlins Park in Miami, Fla. The MAC will play in the Miami Beach Bowl in the 2016 and 2018 bowl seasons as part of a rotation of FBS conferences. The creation of the Miami Beach Bowl is...
Jimmie Ward
NIU football radio announcers Bill Baker and Mark Lindo didn’t realize they were witnessing history Saturday when they began laughing about something the color commentator had said off the air. Baker revealed that Lindo had predicted the pair would see Huskie QB Jordan Lynch reel off a 50-yard run, and the 49-yard scamper they’d just...
Jordan Lynch
Northern Illinois University senior quarterback Jordan Lynch has been named the Mid-American Conference West Offensive Player of the Week, the league announced Monday. Lynch, who earned Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week honors, rushed for 316 yards Saturday in NIU’s 38-17 victory over Central Michigan to break the NCAA single game record for...
Jordan Lynch
Northern Illinois University senior quarterback Jordan Lynch (Chicago, Ill., Mt. Carmel HS) has been named the Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, the organization announced Sunday. Lynch also became the first Huskie player to earn a “helmet sticker” on ESPN’s “College Football Final” show recapping the top...
Northern Illinois University quarterback Jordan Lynch set the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision record for rushing yards by a quarterback with 316 yards on 32 carries leading the No. 23 Huskies (7-0, 3-0 MAC) to a 38-17 Mid-American Conference win over Central Michigan at Kelly/Shorts Stadium Saturday. Lynch (Chicago, Ill./Mt. Carmel HS) broke the record held...
Jordan Lynch
Northern Illinois University quarterback and Heisman Trophy candidate Jordan Lynch is one of 15 candidates for the 2013 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, announced Wednesday by the announced by the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Educational Foundation, Inc. and Transamerica® . The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award is presented to the nation’s top college quarterback, based...
Paris Logan
Bet on it! The NIU Huskies football team and UNLV will play a home-and-home series in 2014 and 2015, completing the Huskies’ non-conference schedule for 2014. Sean T. Frazier, NIU associate vice president and director of Athletics, made the announcement Wednesday. NIU and UNLV will play at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas on Sept....
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