The Northern Illinois team poses for photographers after defeating Kent State 44-37 in double overtime in the Mid-American Conference championship in an NCAA college football game at Ford Field, Friday. After a wild weekend of events, NIU now has itself a major bowl game, the Orange Bowl, because it broke the BCS top 16.
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