Tag: Ron Newcomb
On a day when the normally potent Northern Illinois offense struggled to find its rhythm, the oft-maligned Huskie defense stepped up Friday morning to lead NIU to an 18-12 victory over Eastern Michigan at Huskie Stadium. With the victory, Northern Illinois (9-3, 7-1) earned its seventh-straight win and its second consecutive trip to the Marathon...
Northern Illinois quarterback Chandler Harnish (Bluffton, Ind./Norwell HS) and kickoff return specialist Tommylee Lewis (Riviera Beach, Fla./W.T. Dwyer HS) have been named the Mid-American Conference West Division Offensive Player and Specialist of the Week, respectively, the MAC Office announced Monday. The Huskie duo was honored after leading Northern Illinois to a 63-60 victory over Toledo...
Two of the nation’s best college quarterbacks will take the Huskie Stadium field Saturday as NIU’s Chandler Harnish and Western Michigan’s Alex Carder lead their teams into battle. So says Coach Dave Doeren, whose 3-3 Huskies bring a 40-10 toppling of Kent State into the annual Homecoming game. Kick-off is set for 2:30 p.m. Students...
Northern Illinois senior defensive tackle Ron Newcomb has been honored as the Mid-American Conference West Division Defensive Player of the Week after a dominant performance Saturday in NIU’s 40-10 victory over Kent State at Huskie Stadium. The honor is the first MAC weekly award for Newcomb, a Wheatfield, Ind. product who attended Chicago’s Mt. Carmel...
The Northern Illinois defense allowed just 70 yards and recorded seven sacks as the Huskies defeated Kent State, 40-10, in a Mid-American Conference match-up Saturday at Huskie Stadium. NIU senior quarterback Chandler Harnish was 12-of-15 passing for 113 yards and a touchdown while also rushing for 65 yards on 11 carries and a touchdown, and...
