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The first preseason magazines previewing the 2013 football season have started to hit the shelves and Northern Illinois is featured in Lindy’s Sports College Football Preview, Athlon Sports College Football Magazine and The Sporting News College Football Yearbook, as well as on Phil Steele’s website in advance of the release of his magazine. After posting...

Northern Illinois head football coach Rod Carey has accepted an invitation from the Chicago Cubs to throw out the first pitch and sing “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” during the seventh-inning stretch Wednesday, April 17, of the Cubs’ game with the Texas Rangers. First pitch is slated for 7:05 p.m. and the game will...

Northern Illinois kicked off its 2013 season ticket campaign by announcing lower football season ticket prices, including a $50 season ticket with $50 in parking and concessions coupons, and a marketing campaign using the theme “Be Proud, Be NIU.” In addition to the lower ticket prices, Huskie season ticket holders will receive two free tickets...

Coming off the most successful season in school history, three straight years with 11 wins or more and back-to-back Mid-American Conference Championships, Northern Illinois will face one of its most challenging schedules in recent seasons according to the 2013 slate released Friday by Northern Illinois and the Mid-American Conference. With five home games at Huskie...

Northern Illinois dual-threat quarterback Jordan Lynch, who has set multiple NCAA records while leading the Huskies to an 11-1 record , No. 18 (USA Today)/19 (Associated Press) national ranking and perfect 8-0 mark in Mid-American Conference play, has been named the 2012 winner of the MAC’s Vern Smith Leadership Award, the league office announced Wednesday....

With a Mid-American Conference football championship berth on the line, the Northern Illinois University Huskies overcame a 14-7 halftime deficit to defeat the Toledo Rockets 31-24 at Brigham Field Wednesday night. Aided by 21 points off of four turnovers, the Huskies clinched their third-straight MAC West title and a spot at the Nov. 30 MAC...

Northern Illinois put together a workmanlike performance on offense, defense and special teams to earn its ninth straight victory, 63-0, over Mid-American Conference newcomer Massachusetts Saturday at Huskie Stadium. NIU improved to 9-1, 5-0 in the MAC, while UMass fell to 0-9, 0-5. The Huskies extended their school-record home winning streak to 20 games, and...

Mental toughness. Conditioning. Tempo. Depth. NIU football coach Dave Doeren can tick off plenty of reasons why his Huskies are finding fourth-quarter success this fall, even if he’d rather seal the deal earlier. “Last year, we had five come-from-behinds, and this year, we have three. I’d love to stop doing that,” Doeren says, “but if...

Junior tailback Akeem Daniels scored on a 54-yard pass from Jordan Lynch with 4:58 to play, and Lynch added a 71-yard touchdown run two minutes later as the Northern Illinois Huskies overcame a fourth-quarter deficit for the third time this season to claim a 35-23 victory over Ball State Saturday at Scheumann Stadium. “We’re a...

Northern Illinois University quarterback Jordan Lynch (Chicago, Ill./Mt. Carmel) earned his second consecutive Mid-American Conference honor when he was named the MAC West Co-Offensive Player of the Week following NIU’s 30-23 victory over Kansas, the league office announced Monday. Lynch, Central Michigan quarterback Ryan Radcliff and Ball State signal caller Keith Wenning shared the weekly...

When the NIU Huskies football team played Kansas last September, the Jayhawks eked out a 45-42 victory at Memorial Stadium with only nine seconds left on the clock. They’re not in Kansas anymore. Coach Charlie Weis and his 1-2 Jayhawks are coming Saturday, Sept. 22, to the Dog Pound – to Huskie Stadium, where the...

Coach Dave Doeren and the NIU Huskies football team play their first road game of 2012 Saturday when they travel to West Point, N.Y., to face the U.S. Army Black Knights. NIU owns a 1-1 record after earning their first win of the season last weekend with a 35-7 victory over UT Martin at Huskie...