Tag: Anthony Brooks
Northern Illinois University cornerback Anthony Brooks earned his first career Mid-American Conference Defensive Player of the Week honor following his performance in NIU’s 35-21 victory at Ball State, the league announced Thursday. With NIU leading 21-14 and Ball State looking to drive the length of the field for the tying score in the fourth quarter,...
OK, so that was a crazy fourth quarter. NIU’s football team went up by 14, thanks to scores from the offense and the defense, but saw that lead evaporate for the second time in the game. After what appeared to be a Cameron Stingily touchdown was called back for a holding penalty, it was time...
Heading into the 2014 season, it was expected that the Huskies would need to fill several positions on defense, as they lost six primary starters and several key reserves to graduation on that side of the ball. Yet, at no position is that fact more evident that at cornerback, where they lost four members of...
The NIU Huskies began full contact Wednesday afternoon at Huskie Stadium, marking the fifth day of practice this summer. Though the day marked the first practice with pads, the schedule resembled that of the Huskies previous days of practice, outside of a few full contact drills. “We threw a couple more situations at them today,...
Two weeks before kicking off the 2012 season at Soldier Field versus Iowa, Northern Illinois held a 90-minute scrimmage in full pads Saturday at Huskie Stadium under perfect weather conditions. With NIU’s top two receivers – Martel Moore and Perez Ashford – given the day off, the Huskie defense got the better of the offense most...
