Back-to-back bowl wins and a win over CFP semifinalist Notre Dame puts NIU in spotlight
If Notre Dame wins National Championship, NIU could reap residual benefits. Here is why and what it could do for NIU: ...
Tuesday's college football: Northern Illinois to leave MAC for western-based conference
The Huskies will go from the MAC to a league in which the easternmost school is in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
NIU coach Thomas Hammock is suitably impressed with Notre Dame football's run to CFP semifinals
Northern Illinois coach Thomas Hammock, who just finished his sixth season at the helm, isn’t jealous in the least of Notre Dame football's success.
Black coaches have shot at a college football title a generation after that ‘significant’ milestone was hit in basketball
In college basketball, the scene of a Black coach cutting down nets to celebrate a national title is nothing new. College ...
Northern Illinois football pays $2 million to join Mountain West
Northern Illinois football is heading to the Mountain West Conference in 2026. The school announced Tuesday it's paying $2 ...
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Transfer credit blues: Notre Dame football QB Riley Leonard still 'a little behind' in degree work
Notre Dame QB Riley Leonard, 22, majored in public policy at Duke with a minor in markets and management studies.
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Marcus Freeman on NIU loss fueling Notre Dame in playoff: ‘There’s great opportunities to learn from failure’
Marcus Freeman and Notre Dame remember the NIU game quite well from earlier this season. Well, since that loss, Notre Dame’s ...
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Who did Notre Dame lose to this year? Revisiting shocking Week 2 upset loss to Northern Illinois
NIU 7, ND 7 | 5:35 1st Q | #TheHardWay ... Michael has been a fan of the NFL since childhood and began writing for fantasy football websites as a student at Ohio State University, including ...