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The Mountain West is set to add a new school to its conference if all goes well. The Mountain West has invited Northern Illinois University to join the conference. The Huskies are set to become a football-only member, so long as the school’s …
Northern Illinois coach Thomas Hammock delivered one of the greatest lines of all time following his team’s bowl win on Monday, and he didn’t even know it. Hammock led his Huskies to a 28-20 win over Fresno State in double overtime at the …
The radio call of Northern Illinois’s massive win over Notre Dame was nothing short of spectacular. On Saturday, Northern Illinois pulled off potentially the biggest upset of the college football season when they beat Notre Dame 16-14 at Notre …
Losing at home to Northern Illinois on Saturday was pretty bad for Notre Dame. What’s even worse is that the Fighting Irish paid the Huskies to come beat them. Notre Dame paid $1.4 million to Northern Illinois to come to Notre Dame Stadium for …
Northern Illinois pulled off a massive upset and beat Notre Dame 16-14 at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Ind. on Saturday, and the win left Thomas Hammock emotional. Hammock, who played running back at NIU from 1999-2002, broke down in tears …
The Northern Illinois Huskies tried to get a bit too cute late in Friday’s Cure Bowl, and it cost them dearly. The Huskies and Coastal Carolina Chanticleers were locked in a shootout in the fourth quarter of Friday’s game, with Northern …
The boycott by Minnesota’s players of the Holiday Bowl could end up becoming a major problem for the bowl game, and finding a replacement team may not be as easy as hoped. Minnesota’s players announced this week that they are boycotting …
The Orange Bowl between Northern Illinois and Florida State was actually somewhat close until a controversial call helped swing things in favor of the Seminoles. Northern Illinois was trailing 24-10 and had the ball at the FSU 38 early in the fourth …
The disrespect shown to Northern Illinois’ football team has been evident since it was announced the team would be playing in the Orange Bowl. First it was ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit saying the Huskies didn’t belong in the Orange Bowl, …
Jeff Van Gundy is the latest pundit to say that Northern Illinois shouldn’t be playing in a BCS bowl game. The former NBA coach and current NBA analyst’s comments were prompted by a promo for the Orange Bowl between Northern Illinois and …
Northern Illinois has quickly emerged as this year’s punching bag for those who despise the BCS system. The 2012-2013 bowl schedule was released over the weekend, and the 12-1 Huskies — who capped off the season with a 12-game winning …
