Congressman Randy Hultgren (IL-14) has initiated a friendly wager with Congressman Tim Ryan (D-OH-17) on tonight’s Mid-American Conference Championship game at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan.
Hultgren represents No. 19-ranked Northern Illinois University (NIU) in DeKalb, Ill., and Ryan represents No. 18-ranked Kent State in Kent, Ohio.
The NIU Huskies will face the Kent State Golden...
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A few hours after being named the Mid-American Conference’s Vern Smith Leadership Award winner (MVP), Offensive Player of the Year and first team All-MAC quarterback, Northern Illinois quarterback Jordan Lynch received more good news when he was named one of 10 finalists for the Manning Award as the top college quarterback in the country.
Named...
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Northern Illinois dual-threat quarterback Jordan Lynch, who has set multiple NCAA records while leading the Huskies to an 11-1 record , No. 18 (USA Today)/19 (Associated Press) national ranking and perfect 8-0 mark in Mid-American Conference play, has been named the 2012 winner of the MAC’s Vern Smith Leadership Award, the league office announced...
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Northern Illinois sophomore Tommylee Lewis has been named the Mid-American Conference West Division Specialist of the Week, the league office announced Monday.
He becomes the seventh different NIU player honored with a weekly award from the MAC this year.
Lewis earned the MAC West Specialist honor after returning a kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown late...
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Led by the one-two punch of quarterback Jordan Lynch and tailback Akeem Daniels, Northern Illinois cruised to a 49-7 victory over Eastern Michigan at Rynearson Stadium Friday.
The Huskies won their 11th straight game to finish the regular season 11-1 overall and 8-0 in Mid-American Conference play.
Daniels finished with a career-high 112 yards rushing on...
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Who doesn’t enjoy a good road trip?
The Student Association, Campus Activities Board and Student Involvement and Leadership Development (SILD) have partnered to provide NIU students with a fan bus for the 2012 MAC Championship game at Ford Field in Detroit, Mich.
Starting Monday, Nov. 19, at 11 a.m., students can purchase tickets for the game...
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Northern Illinois head football coach Dave Doeren has been named one of 16 semifinalists for the 2012 Maxwell Football Club Collegiate Coach of the Year Award, the organization announced over the weekend.
Doeren has led the 2012 Huskies to 10 straight victories, the Mid-American Conference West Division Championship and a No. 24/23 national ranking in...
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UPDATE!
Now there is a place where NIU fans and supporters can officially #VoteLynch.
Jordan Lynch is on the Heisman ballot! Vote Lynch!
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Northern Illinois University quarterback Jordan Lynch (Chicago, Ill./Mt. Carmel) earned his fourth Mid-American Conference West Division Offensive Player of the Week honor following NIU’s 31-24 victory over Toledo, the league office announced Monday.
Lynch became the...
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Northern Illinois is ranked in the Top 25 in both major national college football polls for the first time since 2010 as the 10-1 Huskies checked in at number 24 in the Associated Press weekly poll Sunday and are number 23 in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll.
NIU earned 144 points in this week’s Associated...
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With a Mid-American Conference football championship berth on the line, the Northern Illinois University Huskies overcame a 14-7 halftime deficit to defeat the Toledo Rockets 31-24 at Brigham Field Wednesday night.
Aided by 21 points off of four turnovers, the Huskies clinched their third-straight MAC West title and a spot at the Nov. 30 MAC...
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