NIU Today

Northern Illinois University tailback Cameron Stingily was named a candidate for the 2014 Doak Walker Award the PwC SMU Athletic Forum announced today. Presented to the nation’s top collegiate running back, the Doak Walker Award is the only major college award that requires all candidates to be in good academic standing and on schedule to graduate within...

NIU tailback Chad Spann is one of 49 running backs named a candidate for the 2010 Doak Walker Award, announced Wednesday by the PricewaterhouseCoopers SMU Athletic Forum. Given to the nation’s top college running back, the award is named in honor of SMU’s three-time All-America running back Doak Walker. “I think it’s great for Chad,” NIU...