Tag: Sean Frazier
Northern Illinois University has extended the contract of Head Football Coach Rod Carey by one year and will raise Carey’s salary for 2014, NIU Associate Vice-President and Director of Athletics Sean T. Frazier announced Friday. In his first full season as head coach, Carey led the Huskies to the first 12-0 regular season in school...
The Northern Illinois University Convocation Center, in partnership with the NIU Center for Governmental Studies survey research team, is working to engage its many stakeholders in order to obtain input and insights into the types of programming the facility should offer. Sean Frazier, NIU’s associate vice president and director of athletics, calls the Convocation Center a...
Eight Northern Illinois University sophomore student-athletes have been named to the newest class of “LEaD Huskies,” announced this week by NIU Faculty Athletics Representative Matt Streb and Sean T. Frazier, associate vice president and director of Athletics. The Leadership Enhancement and Development – or LEaD – Huskie program was introduced for the first time last year. The...
Northern Illinois University quarterback Jordan Lynch (Chicago, Ill./Mt. Carmel HS) will travel to New York City and be honored as a finalist for the 2013 Heisman Memorial Trophy, the Heisman Trophy Trust announced Monday during ESPN’s Sportscenter broadcast. Lynch is the first Huskie player to be selected as a finalist for the trophy, which annually...
Northern Illinois University has sold out of its allotment of 3,000 tickets to the 2013 Marathon Mid-American Conference Championship game, but Huskie fans can still purchase tickets through Ford Field either in advance or at the game. Northern Illinois reserved seats are in sections 103-109. Tickets also will be available for purchase at the Ford...
After nine years on the sidelines, in the tailgate lots and in front of the television cameras, countless trips across the end zone for Huskie scores, four Mid-American Conference Championship games and bowl trips to Shreveport, Toronto, Mobile and Miami, Northern Illinois University’s husky dog mascot “Diesel” will take his well-deserved retirement following the 2013...
Northern Illinois University will celebrate our nation’s heroes Wednesday, Nov. 13, before and during the football game between the NIU Huskies (9-0, 5-0) and Ball State (9-1, 6-0) with a multitude of special activities honoring active and veteran members of the military, firefighters, police and first responders. Kickoff for the Mid-American Conference West Division Showdown...
For the second consecutive year, Northern Illinois University has posted a new high in graduation rates of its student-athletes, according to Thursday’s release of the Graduation Success Rate report from the National Collegiate Athletic Association. NIU’s latest overall Graduation Success Rate (GSR) of 85 percent is tied with Miami (Ohio) for the best mark in...
Bet on it! The NIU Huskies football team and UNLV will play a home-and-home series in 2014 and 2015, completing the Huskies’ non-conference schedule for 2014. Sean T. Frazier, NIU associate vice president and director of Athletics, made the announcement Wednesday. NIU and UNLV will play at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas on Sept....
The NIU Huskies and Northwestern Wildcats will meet on the football field Sept. 6, 2014, for the first time since 2005 when the teams play at Ryan Field, officials from both universities announced Tuesday. The contest between the state’s most successful Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) programs this century will be the eighth all-time between the...
With season tickets for the 2013 Northern Illinois home football schedule already selling at a record pace, NIU Associate Vice President and Director of Athletics Sean Frazier has announced a new ticket sales plan in honor of the Huskies’ 21-game winning streak at Huskie Stadium. Under the new “Win-Win” ticket, every time Northern Illinois wins...
The Northern Illinois University athletics department is pleased to announce the launch of the redesigned www.NIUHuskies.com, the online home of the NIU Huskies. The “new” site appeals to the changing world of online content with a larger social media presence and improved navigation so fans can easily access NIUHuskies.com at home on the computer or...