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Ricky Connors and Kim Gotlund
Northern Illinois University student-athletes Kim Gotlund (women’s gymnastics) and Ricky Connors (football) have been named the NIU recipients of the first Mid-American Conference Medals of Excellence, which were presented Tuesday night at the annual MAC Honors Dinner in Cleveland. The Medal of Excellence is a new award that will be presented annually to one male...
Joe Novak
Former Northern Illinois football coach Joe Novak will be inducted into the Mid-American Conference Hall of Fame in May, the league office announced Friday, becoming the first NIU-nominated representative in the MAC Hall of Fame. Novak is part of a seven-member class that includes the late Charlie Coles (Miami/Central Michigan, men’s basketball), Judy Devine (Kent...
Logos of NIU Huskies and NIU Athletics Hall of Fame
All Huskie fans and friends are invited Friday, Oct. 11, to attend the induction of the 31st class of the Northern Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame in the Duke Ellington Ballroom inside the Holmes Student Center. This free event will honor seven individual greats in Huskie history, including former head football coach Joe Novak, Super...
Cover of “NIU Football” by Dan Verdun
Sports journalist and Northern Illinois University alumnus Dan Verdun—author of “NIU Football,” which tells the story of Huskie football decade by decade—will be at the Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center to sign copies of his book prior to NIU’s home football games on September 21 vs. Eastern Illinois (Huskie Pride Weekend) and October 12 (Homecoming) against Akron. From...
NIU Huskie Athletics Hall of Fame logo
The 31st induction class in the Northern Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame has been selected. Made up of seven individuals and one team, the class is set to be inducted Friday, Oct. 11, in conjunction with the Oct. 12 Homecoming weekend football game against Akron. Chosen were Mick Coyne (men’s swimming, 1998-2001), Ryan Diem (football,...
Composite image of Akeem Daniels and book cover of "NIU Football"
As NIU Huskie football fans continue to bask in the glow of the team’s historic New Year’s Day appearance in the 2013 Orange Bowl, the Northern Illinois University Press is adding to excitement. “NIU Football,” a new book by Dan Verdun, is expected to publish in March.  The press is offering a 30 percent discount to...
After 47 years of Huskie loyalty, NIU fans Mike Feinstein and Frank Olds (front) and Don Sitarz and Joe Holoubek (back) are cheering their team in a BCS bowl.
Mike Feinstein, Don Sitarz and Joe Holoubek woke up Tuesday morning ready to see some Huskie history. To be more precise, they were ready to see some MORE Huskie history, because since the three met during their freshman year 47 years ago, they have seen an awful lot. The group has missed only a handful...
Former NIU football coaches Joe Novak and Jerry Kill visit with President John Peters in Miami.
Orange Bowl pride abounded for more than 100 former Northern Illinois University football players and their families gathered at the Pride in the Pack reception Sunday afternoon, sharing stories and engaging in fellowship at the Fontainebleau. The list of former players and coaches in attendance was impressive. Among the players representing the past six decades...
Anthony Wells and Giorgio Bowers
Thanks to a New Year’s Day berth in the Discover Orange Bowl, the NIU Huskie football team is a hot point in the national sports conversation. USA TODAY pumped up the volume this morning with a story that turns the pages back to 1996, when former Coach Joe Novak first arrived in DeKalb. One of...
Coach Dave Doeren and the NIU Huskies take the field Saturday in Chicago.
The Northern Illinois athletics department has two opportunities this week for Huskie fans to mingle with members of the NIU football family as it hosts the Football 101 Women’s Clinic on Wednesday, July 18, and the Brigham-Novak Gridiron Classic on Friday, July 20. Information and registration for both events can be made by calling the Huskie...
Coach Joe Novak
Former Northern Illinois University head football coach Joe Novak joins Miami University’s Cradle of Coaches Association, the school announced today. After a combined 22 seasons as an assistant coach at Miami, Illinois (1977-79), Northern Illinois (1980-83) and Indiana (1984-95), Novak assumed the head coaching post at Northern Illinois in 1996 and spent 12 seasons guiding...
Mike Uremovich
Mike Uremovich, a native of New Lenox, Ill. who spent the past seven years as head coach at the University of St. Francis in Joliet and previously worked as a graduate assistant at NIU for former head coach Joe Novak, has joined the NIU football staff as running backs coach and special teams coordinator. Uremovich...
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