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John Harder
NIU alumnus and high school basketball coach John Harder has scored national recognition this season. USA Today has chosen him as one of the top five coaches in Florida for high school girls basketball and has opened voting to the public to crown the best coach in each state. Fans can visit USA Today through...
Jimmie Ward and Jordan Lynch
Northern Illinois University safety Jimmie Ward (Mobile, Ala./Davidson) and quarterback Jordan Lynch (Chicago, Ill./Mt. Carmel) were both named to USA Today’s All-American teams Wednesday. Ward was named a first team safety alongside Mississippi’s Cody Prewitt, while Lynch was tabbed as the second team’s quarterback in a backfield that includes fellow Heisman Trophy finalist Tre Mason...
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...
NIU Huskies quarterback Chandler Harnish is profiled today in the sports section of USA Today. Under the headline “Northern Illinois QB Chandler Harnish has come a long way,” reporter Kevin Allen recounts Harnish’s rollercoaster ride in 2010: “To be better statistically this year, Harnish will have to inch toward spectacular,” Allen writes. The story begins:...