Tag: Football Bowl Subdivision
Northern Illinois University President John G. Peters was among the 12 university presidents that gathered Tuesday to announce approval of a plan for a four-team college football playoff put forward by commissioners of the top athletic conferences. Peters and the others comprise the Presidential Oversight Committee of the Bowl Championship Series. “It was a historic...
The success Northern Illinois University Athletics achieved in competition in 2011-12 continued in the classroom as the NCAA honored two Huskie teams with a Public Recognition Award as their Academic Progress Rate (APR) numbers qualified them in the Top 10 percent of all programs in their respective sports. The Northern Illinois football and women’s outdoor...
The Northern Illinois University Athletics Media Relations Office has been honored as a “Super 11” sports information department by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), the organization announced on Monday. The honor recognizes the best 11 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) departments in the nation during the 2011 season. In addition to Northern Illinois, the...
