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Jimmie Ward
Northern Illinois University safety Jimmie Ward became the second Huskie player ever to be selected in the first round of the National Football League Draft when he was chosen with the 30th pick in the first round by the San Francisco 49ers Thursday night. Ward is the Huskies’ second highest draft choice all-time, behind only...
Jordan Threloff
Northern Illinois University Athletics will host its fifth annual awards banquet – “The Victors” – at 7 p.m. Monday, April 28, at DeKalb’s historic Egyptian Theatre. The red-carpet event is open to the public and fans can help choose the Top Performance of the Year as the Huskies celebrate their academic and athletic achievements over the past...
Jimmie Ward and Jordan Lynch
Northern Illinois University All-Americans Jordan Lynch and Jimmie Ward, along with five of their 2013 senior teammates, took center stage Friday at the Kenneth and Ellen Chessick Practice Center at NIU’s Annual Pro Day. National Football League personnel from 30 different teams, the Huskie coaching staff, friends, family, teammates, members of the media and special...
Juwan Brescacin
The Northern Illinois University Huskies offense could not get untracked against Utah State in the 2013 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl game and, despite a valiant effort by the NIU defense, the Huskies fell to the Aggies 21-14 Thursday night at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego. With its second straight loss, NIU ended...
Jimmie Ward
Northern Illinois University quarterback Jordan Lynch and safety Jimmie Ward continued to add to their already impressive legacies at NIU Tuesday when they were named first-team All-Americans by the Associated Press and SI.com, respectively, making them just the second and third first-team honorees in school history. Lynch, who earned first team All-America honors as an...
Jimmie Ward and Jordan Lynch
Northern Illinois University safety Jimmie Ward (Mobile, Ala./Davidson) and quarterback Jordan Lynch (Chicago, Ill./Mt. Carmel) were both named to USA Today’s All-American teams Wednesday. Ward was named a first team safety alongside Mississippi’s Cody Prewitt, while Lynch was tabbed as the second team’s quarterback in a backfield that includes fellow Heisman Trophy finalist Tre Mason...
Logo of the Poinsettia Bowl
The Northern Illinois University Huskies will close out a record-setting 2013 campaign in sunny San Diego, Calif. at the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl, NIU, bowl and MAC officials announced Sunday. NIU (12-1), ranked No. 23 (USA Today)/No. 24 (Associated Press), will take on Utah State (8-5) of the Mountain West Conference at...
Rod Carey leads his team onto Brigham Field.
After leading the Northern Illinois University Huskies to a 12-0 record and No. 14 Bowl Championship Series (BCS) ranking, NIU senior quarterback Jordan Lynch (Chicago, Ill./Mt. Carmel HS) and first-year head coach Rod Carey were honored Wednesday as the MAC released its 2013 football postseason awards. League coaches honored Lynch with the Vern Smith Leadership...
MAC Championship program cover
So here we are again. For the fourth straight December, the NIU Huskies football team is headed to Detroit for the Mid-American Conference Championship in search of their third consecutive crown and a 26th notch in their MAC winning streak. Kickoff is 7 p.m. vs. the Bowling Green Falcons (9-3, 7-1). But things are different...
Jimmie Ward
Northern Illinois University senior Jimmie Ward (Mobile, Ala./Davidson) has been selected to play in the 2014 Reese’s Senior Bowl, scheduled Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014, in Mobile, Ala. Ward becomes the sixth Huskie in program history to be selected to the prestigious all-star game, joining running backs LeShon Johnson (1994), Michael Turner (2004) and Garrett Wolfe...
NIU President Doug Baker congratulates Jordan Lynch and the NIU Huskies after a 35-17 victory in Toledo.
With a fourth consecutive Mid-American Conference Championship berth sewn up, the 1-10 Western Michigan Broncos coming to town Tuesday night and a No. 14 ranking in the BCS, there are some who might assume that NIU football coach Rod Carey is already thinking post-season. Those people are wrong. “There is no ‘next game.’ This is...
Detroit, baby!
Who’s ready for some Motor City Magic, Chapter Four? Jordan Lynch and the still-undefeated NIU Huskies football team earned their fourth consecutive ticket to the 2013 Mid-American Conference Championship tonight with a 35-17 win over the Toledo Rockets, who had been the only remaining obstacle between Rod Carey’s crew and Detroit in December. Lynch ran...
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