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Former Northern Illinois University football players Sean Progar (Glenview, Ill.) and Jason Schepler (Sycamore, Ill.) have added their names to the list of 2012 Huskie seniors that signed with NFL teams this month. Invited to try out during the San Francisco 49ers rookie mini-camp last weekend, Schepler nabbed the last spot on the 90-man roster...

Following the completion of the National Football League draft this past weekend, four members of the winningest senior class in Northern Illinois football history signed free agent contracts with National Football League teams. Wide receivers Martel Moore (San Antonio, Texas/Earl Warren HS) and Perez Ashford (Shaker Heights, Ohio/Shaker Heights HS), defensive end Alan Baxter (Buffalo...

As the Northern Illinois University football team begins spring practice today, there are great expectations for the 2013 season. With back-to-back Mid-American Conference championships, five straight bowl trips, including the school’s first BCS bowl bid, the bar has been set pretty high. “I’d rather have the expectations high because then you’re going to be going...

Florida State running back Lonnie Pryor ran for 134 yards and two touchdowns as Northern Illinois saw its 12-game winning streak snapped, 31-10, by the Seminoles on Tuesday night in the Discover Orange Bowl at Sun Life Stadium. Florida State quarterback E.J. Manuel was 26-of-38 for 291 yards and a touchdown, NIU redshirt junior quarterback...

Coach Rod Carey allowed his mind to wander as he flew Wednesday with the NIU Huskies football team to Miami. “I started flipping through on my phone all the old Orange Bowl scores. I found that Notre Dame-Colorado one from way back, when I was a kid all those years ago. I thought to myself,...

A crowd of 2,750 cheered Wednesday inside the NIU Convocation Center as the football team enjoyed a halftime rally in honor of their second consecutive MAC championship and their upcoming Jan. 1 trip to the Discover Orange Bowl. Football players slapped the hands of fans, spoke to the crowd, signed autographs and basked in the...

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 Wednesday....

Defensive lineman Ken Bishop (Lauderhill, Fla./Piper/Ellsworth CC) was named Mid-American Conference West Division Defensive Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday. Bishop turned in his best performance of his NIU career Saturday with five tackles, including four solo stops, and had a tackle for loss of two yards in the Huskies’ 63-0 shutout...

Northern Illinois put together a workmanlike performance on offense, defense and special teams to earn its ninth straight victory, 63-0, over Mid-American Conference newcomer Massachusetts Saturday at Huskie Stadium. NIU improved to 9-1, 5-0 in the MAC, while UMass fell to 0-9, 0-5. The Huskies extended their school-record home winning streak to 20 games, and...

For the first time this season, two Northern Illinois players were named Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week as defensive end Sean Progar (Glenview, Ill./Glenbrook South) and kicker Mathew Sims (Hannibal, Mo./Hannibal) earned the honor, the league office announced Monday. Progar was named MAC West Defensive Player of the Week after his seven-tackle,...

Northern Illinois junior Jordan Lynch (Chicago, Ill./Mt. Carmel HS) continued to show why he is one of the most productive quarterbacks in the country as he threw for four touchdowns and ran for two more Saturday to lead the Huskies to a 48-34 victory over Western Michigan at Waldo Stadium. Northern Illinois won its eighth...

Northern Illinois quarterback Jordan Lynch ran for 131 yards and two touchdowns and threw for 223 yards and two scores to lead the Huskies to a 37-7 victory over Akron at InfoCision Stadium in Akron, Ohio. NIU won its seventh straight game to improve to 7-1 on the season, 4-0 in the Mid-American Conference, while...