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Coming off the most successful season in school history, three straight years with 11 wins or more and back-to-back Mid-American Conference Championships, Northern Illinois will face one of its most challenging schedules in recent seasons according to the 2013 slate released Friday by Northern Illinois and the Mid-American Conference. With five home games at Huskie...

Northern Illinois head coach Rod Carey continues to put the pieces of his 2013 Huskie coaching staff in place, announcing Wednesday that three returning members of the NIU staff will take on additional duties. Carey also gave two of the four new coaches hired since he took over prior to the Huskies’ appearance in the...

After a 2012 season that included a 12-game winning streak, a second consecutive Mid-American Conference Championship and a trip to the Discover Orange Bowl in the first Bowl Championship Series (BCS) appearance in MAC history, Northern Illinois announced its 2013 non-conference schedule and its line-up of MAC opponents for next season Wednesday. After playing seven...

Orange Bowl pride abounded for more than 100 former Northern Illinois University football players and their families gathered at the Pride in the Pack reception Sunday afternoon, sharing stories and engaging in fellowship at the Fontainebleau. The list of former players and coaches in attendance was impressive. Among the players representing the past six decades...

The 12-1 Mid-American Conference Champion Northern Illinois University football team will meet ACC Champion Florida State in the 2013 Discover Orange Bowl at Sun Life Stadium in Miami, Fla. as the Huskies will cap a historic season with the first Bowl Championship Series bowl appearance in school and MAC history. Northern Illinois earned its nation-leading 12th straight...

Rod Carey, who has spent the last two seasons on the coaching staff of the most successful teams ever at Northern Illinois University, was introduced to the team Sunday afternoon as the 22nd head football coach in school history. NIU Associate Vice President and Director of Athletics Jeff Compher announced the promotion of the 42-year...

Northern Illinois Athletics invites all local high school athletic directors and guidance counselors to attend the first Northern Illinois High School Athletic Directors’ Resource Seminar at NIU from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27. The free event will provide information to high school personnel so that they can assist student-athletes during the recruiting and...

Northern Illinois Athletics and the NIU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee will show their support for the Salvation Army of DeKalb and the organization’s annual “Kettle Kickoff.” Any person who makes a donation of cash or canned food to the Salvation Army from Sunday, Nov. 11, to Wednesday, Nov. 14, will receive a coupon good for $10...

Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Ill., the “Home of the Huskies,” will be the site of a NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Regional hosted by Northern Illinois University from May 15 to 17, 2014, the NCAA announced Thursday. The NCAA Regional will be the second held at the course, which was rated No. 58...

NIU has reached a new high-water mark in graduating its student-athletes, according to Thursday’s release of the Graduation Success Rate report from the National Collegiate Athletic Association. At 83 percent, Northern Illinois’ latest overall Graduation Success Rate (GSR) – which includes student-athletes who entered NIU between 2002-2003 and 2005-06 – is the highest in school...

Northern Illinois football has scheduled a game for Sept. 20, 2014, versus the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. Jeff Compher, NIU associate vice president and director of Athletics, said the single game will be played at Arkansas’ Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium at a time to be determined. Arkansas defeated NIU, 30-27, in Fayetteville on...

Northern Illinois Athletics will recognize its proud tradition of women’s athletics at every home football game this season to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Title IX, the landmark federal legislation that provided women with unprecedented opportunities to participate in intercollegiate athletics. At each game, NIU will honor some of the women who have made a...