Northern Illinois University Athletics is now taking orders for new 2018 football season tickets online at NIUHuskies.com, on the phone at 815-753-PACK (7225) and in person at the NIU Athletics Ticket Office located in the Convocation Center. West Side tickets for all five 2018 NIU home games, including the home opener versus Utah, the first...

The NIU Huskies will take on the Duke Blue Devils in the 2017 Quick Lane Bowl on Tuesday, Dec. 26, at Ford Field in Detroit, officials of NIU, the bowl and the Mid-American Conference announced Sunday. Kickoff for the game at Ford Field will be at 5:15 p.m. EST/4:15 p.m. CST on ESPN. NIU (8-4,...

With the first day of spring still a few days away, Northern Illinois University Athletics has announced the dates and locations for the 2016 Huskie Summer Circuit, the annual “tour” that brings NIU Athletics head coaches and staff in contact with fans and alumni throughout the region. The Huskie Summer Circuit, which made its debut...

NIU Associate Vice-President and Director of Athletics Sean T. Frazier has a busy “in-box” and lately a lot of the questions have been about the recently announced Huskie Chi-Town Showdown game Nov. 9 between NIU and Toledo at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago. Why is NIU moving its home game versus Toledo to U.S. Cellular...

NIU’s Supportive Professional Staff Council will host a Road Watch Party for the Wednesday, Nov. 11, football game. All NIU staff members are welcome to attend. The group will meet at Fatty’s Pub & Grille for socializing to support Coach Rod Carey and Co. as they take on the University of Buffalo on the road....

It’s family first at NIU. Whether it’s the one you were born into or the Huskie family we’re glad you chose, NIU is rolling out the red – and black – carpet during Family Weekend, set for Friday, Sept. 11, through Sunday, Sept. 13. “We want to introduce parents and family members to NIU, its...

Huskie fans of all ages are invited to join Northern Illinois University student-athletes and staff at the Huskie Family Fun Day and Movie Night from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, at the Chessick Practice Center and Huskie Stadium. The free event features activity stations for the kids run by NIU student-athletes and tours...

An ABC television audience will see the Northern Illinois University Huskies take on defending national champion and projected 2015 preseason No. 1 Ohio State, the Big Ten Conference announced Friday. The Sept. 19 game has been selected for ABC broadcast with an ESPN2 reverse mirror for the national airing and will kick off at 2:30...

Northern Illinois University will hold the 109th Homecoming celebration Saturday, Oct. 24. A weekend of festivities welcoming alumni back to campus will be highlighted by the Huskie football team‘s game versus Mid-American Conference West Division foe Eastern Michigan at Huskie Stadium. Kickoff times for all of NIU’s games in 2015 are TBA. Homecoming Weekend will...

Tickets for the 2015 Northern Illinois University football home campaign are now on sale. Renewal packets are on their way to 2014 season ticket holders and Huskie Athletic Fund donors as NIU looks to build on the momentum created by its 2014 Mid-American Conference Championship, the team’s third league title in the last four seasons....

A school-record and league-leading 14 Northern Illinois University Huskie football players have been named to the Mid-American Conference’s 2014 Academic All-MAC Football Team released Tuesday by the league office. NIU’s 14 Academic All-MAC players tied with Central Michigan as the most by any school in the league. Bowling Green, Eastern Michigan and Ohio each had...

Ross Watson, whose coaching experience includes stints on the defensive staffs at Nebraska and Florida Atlantic, has joined the Northern Illinois University football staff as an assistant coach working with the Huskie defense, NIU head coach Rod Carey announced Thursday. Watson comes to NIU from Youngstown State University, where he had been elevated to assistant...