Tag: NIU Football
There is so much more than football that could explain the love and regard new NIU head football coach Thomas Hammock, ’02, has for his alma mater. “[NIU] has always been a special place for me in my development as a man,” Hammock said. “Coach (Joe) Novak took me in, nurtured me, and made sure...
Northern Illinois University Athletics is partnering with the NIU Student Association (SA) and Student Involvement and Leadership Development (SILD) to provide transportation to students to the Nov. 9, Chi-Town Showdown football game at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago. The Huskie football team will be riding a two-game winning streak into the historic contest against MAC rival...
For the sixth-straight season, the NIU football team will compete in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Championship game which will be held this Friday, December 4 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. The NIU Student Association (SA) and Student Involvement & Leadership Development (SILD) have partnered to sponsor a fan bus package for students who wish to travel to Detroit...
The April 9 tornado that ripped through the towns of Fairdale and Rochelle passed less than a half-hour away from the Northern Illinois University campus. In the weeks following the devastation, it’s not surprising that members of the Huskie community have moved forward together to aid in the recovery effort. “NIU staff and students have...
Northern Illinois University quarterback Jordan Lynch (Chicago, Ill./Mt. Carmel HS) will travel to New York City and be honored as a finalist for the 2013 Heisman Memorial Trophy, the Heisman Trophy Trust announced Monday during ESPN’s Sportscenter broadcast. Lynch is the first Huskie player to be selected as a finalist for the trophy, which annually...
Sports journalist and Northern Illinois University alumnus Dan Verdun—author of “NIU Football,” which tells the story of Huskie football decade by decade—will be at the Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center to sign copies of his book prior to NIU’s home football games on September 21 vs. Eastern Illinois (Huskie Pride Weekend) and October 12 (Homecoming) against Akron. From...
Northern Illinois athletics has a pair of opportunities for fans to meet, greet and mingle with members of the NIU football family this summer as the Huskies host their fifth annual Football 101 Women’s Clinic on Wednesday, July 24 and the 18th annual Brigham-Novak Gridiron Classic golf outing on Friday, July 26. Football 101, at...
Former Northern Illinois University football player and Canadian Football League veteran Eddie Davis will be enshrined in the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ Plaza of Honor Sept. 20, 2013 the CFL team announced this week. Davis played 15 seasons in the Canadian Football League, nine (2001-2009) with the Roughriders. He ranks 14th all-time in the Roughriders’ record book...
As NIU Huskie football fans continue to bask in the glow of the team’s historic New Year’s Day appearance in the 2013 Orange Bowl, the Northern Illinois University Press is adding to excitement. “NIU Football,” a new book by Dan Verdun, is expected to publish in March. The press is offering a 30 percent discount to...
