Northern Illinois University
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NIU coaches, players react to Orange Bowl lossJan 02, 2013 6:33 am - MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Coach Rod Carey wasn’t ready to assess the impact of Northern Illinois’ first appearance in a Bowl Championship Series game when he was asked the q...
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Fans celebrate Northwestern's win, bear with NIU lossJan 01, 2013 11:00 pm - Bob Baker of Cary was hoarse minutes after the Northwestern Wildcats notched their first bowl victory in 64 years, defeating the Mississippi State Bulldogs 34-20 in a se...
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NIU can't overcome Florida StateJan 01, 2013 7:00 pm - MIAMI — Anxious to avoid an Orange Bowl shocker, the Florida State Seminoles kept getting tricked. An onside kick fooled them, as did a fake punt, and a pooch punt by N...
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Undersized Baxter a big key for NIU defenseDec 31, 2012 3:49 pm - MIAMI SHORES, Fla. — When sports pundits railed against the notion of a BCS bowl bid going to Mid-American Conference champion Northern Illinois, senior defensive end Al...
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NIU legend Bork likes Huskies’ chancesDec 31, 2012 3:49 pm - Before there was Jordan Lynch and Chandler Harnish at Northern Illinois, there was George Bork. The most prolific throwing quarterback of his time and a member of the co...
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Challenging year for FSU’s quarterbackDec 31, 2012 3:47 pm - MIAMI — When quarterback EJ Manuel takes the Orange Bowl field Tuesday for his final game at Florida State, his mother will be home in Virginia, recovering from her fina...
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Orange Bowl win would put NIU on the mapDec 31, 2012 3:02 pm - MIAMI — Florida State’s biggest weakness heading into their Orange Bowl game against Northern Illinois might be Midwestern geography. The Seminoles concede they’d be har...
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Orange Bowl matchupDec 31, 2012 2:38 pm - No. 13 Florida State (11-2) vs. No. 16 NIU (12-1) TV: 7:30 p.m. ESPN Where: Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla. Line: Florida State by 13. Series record: First me...
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NIU’s Baker ready for team’s biggest stageDec 31, 2012 2:33 pm - Goodbye Toledo, hello Miami. While Northern Illinois’ trip to the Orange Bowl is the feel-good story of the college football bowl season, it’s also quite a thrill for th...
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Suburban Wildcats, Huskies fans all over FloridaDec 31, 2012 1:40 pm - It’ll be difficult to not bump into suburban college football fans in Florida because they’ve invaded the state to watch two local teams play in separate major bowl game...