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Northern Illinois University’s new head football coach will be introduced today (Monday) at a press conference scheduled for 2:00 p.m. in the main concourse of the NIU Convocation Center. The event is open to public.  The press conference can also be viewed live via a free online video stream  at www.niuhuskies.com. Former head coach Jerry Kill...
Jerry Kill, who led Northern Illinois to a 10-3 record, a national ranking and the 2010 MAC Championship game, has accepted the head coaching position at the University of Minnesota, Minnesota announced Sunday night. Kill informed the Huskie team of his decision following Northern Illinois’ Annual Football Banquet in DeKalb. NIU Associate Vice President and...
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Northern Illinois will close out a record-setting season with an appearance on the “blue turf” of Boise’s Bronco Stadium in the 2010 uDrove Humanitarian Bowl, Northern Illinois, bowl and Mid-American Conference officials announced Sunday. The Huskies (10-3, 8-0) will face Fresno State (8-4, 5-3) of the Western Athletic Conference in the 2010 uDrove Humanitarian Bowl...
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Northern Illinois had the school’s first MAC Championship since 1983 a fingertip away Friday night, holding onto a 21-20 lead in the final two minutes of the 2010 Marathon MAC Championship game at Ford Field. All the Huskies had to do was stop Miami on fourth and 20 with 1:51 on the clock and the...
Marke Freeman
Senior guard Marke Freeman totaled 24 points to lead the Northern Illinois women’s basketball team to a 68-64 victory over Chicago State in the Huskies’ home opener at the NIU Convocation Center, Saturday afternoon. The Huskies improved to 4-2 the season with their win over the Cougars, as first year NIU head coach Kathi Bennett...
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The Northern Illinois Huskies will take a 10-2 record, a nine-game winning streak and now a Top 25 national ranking into the Marathon Mid-American Conference Championship game Friday (Dec. 3) at Detroit’s Ford Field.    On Sunday, NIU entered the two major national college football polls – the USA Today Coaches Poll and the Associated Press...
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Freshly anointed Mid-American Conference Player of the Year Lauren Wicinski tallied 29 kills, helping the Northern Illinois volleyball team advance to the MAC Championship match with a 3-1 win over Toledo, Saturday. Northern Illinois (27-6) will be playing in its first MAC Championship game since 2001, when the Huskies won one of their two league...
Courtney Shelton
For a moment, it looked like Courtney Shelton’s perfect night of 6-for-6 shooting and a career-high 18 points would not be enough to give the Northern Illinois women’s basketball team a win at Southern Illinois. Then, with the Huskies trailing 45-43 and 1.8 seconds on the clock, Shelton hit a half-court buzzer beater to push...
In a dominant performance from start to finish Northern Illinois would secure its second MAC West Division title in five years with a 59-21 romp over Ball State at Scheumann Stadium in Muncie, Indiana. Chad Spann ran for 81 yards and three touchdowns, and quarterback Chandler Harnish completed 15-of-22 passes for 247 yards, with two touchdowns and one interception...
The Northern Illinois men’s basketball team opens the 2010-11 season with a home game for the first time in four seasons when the Huskies welcome the Northwestern Wildcats to the NIU Convocation Center Friday. Tip-off is set for 8:05 p.m. (CST) as Northwestern becomes the first Big Ten men’s basketball team to play in the...
Northern Illinois turned a 21-14 halftime advantage over Buffalo into a 45-14 Homecoming victory Saturday at Huskie Stadium as NIU won its fourth straight game with a dominating second-half performance. With the win, the Huskies improved to 5-2 overall, 3-0 in the Mid-American Conference. Buffalo dropped to 2-4, 0-2. “From a defensive standpoint, we played...
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Northern Illinois quarterback Chandler Harnish completed 16-of-20 passes for 281 yards and three touchdowns in three quarters and the Huskies used a 20-point outburst at the end of the first half en route to a 50-14 victory over Akron in the 2010 Mid-American Conference opener for both teams. NIU, which played on the road four...
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